molting

  1. Poliwag1

    Chicken Feather Loss?

    For the past 2 days one of my Langshan chickens, Coconut, has had a lot of feather loss. Should this be a concern? It started on the 22 when I gave them all pesten powder for their mite issues, they never usually have a reaction, but I noticed it when I ruffled it in Coconut's back feathers...
  2. T

    listing when walking

    We have an almost 4mo hen that looks awful, but appears alert & relaxed. She is drinking & eating & able to get on & off her roost. She is however listing when she walks casually. If really focused on getting to feed, etc, she can beeline it there. But moving more slowly lists to left or right...
  3. A

    Extreme molting, impacted crop, and frostbite. Help!

    My 3 yr old buff brahma molted insanely hard and fast. This morning I brought her inside because of the cold and I'm afraid she got way too cold overnight. I'm dealing with two primary issues. 1) I think her crop is impacted. I got her to take some olive oil and I've been massaging it firmly...
  4. Nenanicole

    Molting in the snow?!

    Is molting on 8 month old pekins, normal for this time of year? My pekins have started to molt. One of my girls has a little blood on her wing and but it doesn’t seem to bother her, and the other ones arent picking on her. I’m worried since we live in Michigan and have snow on the ground… it...
    • Nenanicole
    • Thread
    • ducks help molting pekin
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. M

    sour crop fungistat (nystatin) dosage help

    One of my little girls is molting hard for the first time, and her immune system is down. She ended up getting what initially seemed to be an impacted or slow crop but became fungal (I can see white stuff in her throat). I have the nystatin already, I just don't know what to dose her with as...
  6. R

    Runner duck molting in 20F temps- what do I do?

    Hello, I have 4 female, 1.5 yr old Runners. They have a run enclosed with hardware cloth and an unheated, attached coop that they are locked in at night for protection. There are two small “windows” near the ceiling of the coop for ventilation, but the rest of the walls and door are solid...
    • Runner47
    • Thread
    • cold weather survival molting
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. A

    Is my chicken just molting?

    Hello My wee silkie (3 years old now) she's not lay me an egg in over 2 years for whatever reason. She's been fine the past few days and today i noticed she was so fluffed up and her bum dropped and she seemed a little unbalanced . She gave herself a good shake and loads of feathers came off -...
  8. aldertree

    Molting or health concern?

    My Lavender orpington hen seems to have a spot where all the old feathers have been torn off. the pin feathers don't look great to me, is this a health concern? and if so, what can i do to help? she has the shredder gene if that's important.
  9. ashe1263

    Molting Buff Orphington Inside Beak Swollen/Breathing Issues

    I really don't know what to say, I've never had this happen before. I'm worried because I live in the NE and it's starting to get incredibly cold. I just lost a hen recently from something completely different and I really don't want to lose another. My buff orpington started molting and...
  10. J

    Hen found passed away

    Warning for the squeamish! I’ve had this hen for 2 years now. She started molting and lost almost all of her feathers which I thought was normal. I’ve never had a hen molt before so I wasn’t too concerned about how awful her skin looked. She was found this morning dead in a nesting box where...
  11. greenchicky

    OLD DUCK MOLTING

    Hello! My 16 yr old Muscovy male is molting again and it is growing back weird! Not sure how I can help?! Other than that he is off balance but good appetite and stuff so not sure what to do! Looks painful (
  12. H

    Black flakes on a hen molting

    Can anyone help with this. We noticed a prominent keel bone on this hen three years old. She was in a heavy molt. We started feeding her extra protein. All these black flakes were coming off. She was weighing at 3.11.8 pounds. Another molting hen we were feeding protein extras has no black...
  13. Missmackworth

    Mites or molting?!

    Hello all 👋 We have 10 laying hens all a variety of ages from 23 weeks to 2 years. I’ve noticed this past season that a handful of them have lost feathers, the bearded EE lost her beard, our lavender OP was giant and now is super small due to significant feather loss and our Brahma is also...
  14. PhantomSlayer

    Can 2 broodies affect flock behavior?

    Its day 17 for one broody and the other is on day 15. 1 roo and 8 hens(6 if you don't count the broodies). 2 Black Australorp broodies seperated behind a divider so other hens aren't causing issues with the nests and eggs. For the past week I've noticed the flock staying inside the coop alot...
  15. BunnyChickenMomma

    Chicken on Hormone Implant - Feeding Advice

    Hello! My girl Thyme has a hormone implant and will not lay eggs again (she has reproductive issues). I am not sure what to feed her and the flock (2 other Buff Orpingtons, all 18 months old). Knowing all the calcium in layer feed would hurt her now, I've switched the flock to Nutrena 18%...
  16. The Welch Chickens

    Do hens become crabby when molting?

    It seems that my two hens have crabby and obstinate since they started molting. Is that normal?
  17. Emrosenagel

    Molting hen not acting normal

    Hello! I’ve got three hens at 1 1/4 years old. One hatched eggs a month ago and instantly went into a molt; she’s acting fine, busy with the chicks. One hasn’t started yet, and it’s the third, Rachel, that is acting off. About a week ago I noticed that her feathers were looking raggedy. Then I...
  18. R

    Hens ears turning white

    I have recently added a few hens to my flock that had white earlobes I didn't think much about it at first and then I started noticing more and more of their ear lobes turning white even my sapphire sky hen. I'm not sure if this is a coincidence and they may be just molting or does it look like...
  19. Fallenone05

    Early molting = bad winter?

    Not really sure where to put this thread but bear with me 🤣 My birds have always molted sometime between the tail end of August to November, when daylight really starts decreasing. This year it started in June. I thought maybe it was because of their age. They didn't molt last year due to...
  20. H

    Is Morning Bird calcium plus liquid supplement safe for chickens?

    Hi all! I have two 5-year-old hens who refuse to eat oyster shells no matter how hard I try. This summer, they’ve started laying eggs with really thin shells and even laid a soft-shelled egg once. I’ve been adding HydroHen and some electrolyte packets to their water a few times a week which has...
    • HannahL
    • Thread
    • calcium calcium defeciency hens molting molting and diet older chicken soft shell egg thin shelled eggs
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
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