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  1. Alice's Amazing Moult ( Molt )

    Alice's Amazing Moult ( Molt )

    This year my hen, Alice, had the heaviest moult I have ever seen so I am sharing a time line of images to show what chickens can look like when losing and regrowing their feathers. Warning: images of semi-naked and spiky chicken to follow. 25th January 2020 This is Alice (front). Alice is an...
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    Red Golden Pheasant Molt
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  3. W

    HELP! Missing feathers. Previous home bullying or illness THANKS :)

    I was wondering if someone could help me out. I picked up these 4 sex link hens that are supposedly 14 months old. The previous owner had 100 chickens running all over his yard. I’m concerned with the way their feather look and are missing in necks and backs. I just wanted to get someone’s...
  4. M

    Hen, 1.5 years old, very lethargic

    Update: Nugget did not make it through the night. I want to make sure I’m doing everything I can for my girl, Nugget. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) 1.5 years old, leghorn, thinner than others 2) What is the behavior...
  5. ShyanneW

    Growing up!

    Hi! I’m not overly concerned about this, but I’ve attached a picture of the temporary “dry off” pen I have set up for my ducklings for after a bath. They have some bald spots on their wings, which I’ve read is normal? This just seemed like a lot of feathers to lose all at once, but I could be...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  6. luckyduck956

    Duckling Molting?

    Is this what ducklings look like when they start molting? Just noticed how much more of her pink skin I could see. She just came out of a bath so she’s extra fluffy.
  7. 4Exploradores

    Molting 3+ times a year??

    Hi all. My 2 Wellsummers molt AT LEAST twice a year, sometimes up to 4. It feels like as soon as they finish molting, they molt again. And my Easter Egger molts about 2x a year. My other hens molt once a year or less. So, any ideas on what might be going on? Thanks all!
  8. Feathers & Friends

    BALD SPOTS!!- Bantam rooster

    I noticed a couple months ago that my rooster has these bald spots near his comb. Even though he is the dominant rooster I thought maybe the other rooster pulled some feathers out. My coop has also been treated for mites. He is the only chicken in this pen that looks like this. I also thought it...
  9. analyticalblonde

    20% of Flock is Doing Weird Molting...To Give Molt Muffins or Not?

    I have 10 girls...2 of each: Ameracunas, Barred Rocks, Lavender & Buff Orpingtons, and New Jersey Reds... First to start molting was one of my Lavender Orpingtons, Legs, about a month ago...she started at the head & neck, skipped the torso and it went directly to her butt...she's bringing in...
  10. Maddy10122

    HELP!!! 2 YEARS, NO MOLTING FROM DUCK

    Hello everyone! Some background: My ducks were born in June of 2017. Being a first time duck/chicken mom, I when they came to age, I promptly trimmed their flight feathers in fear of them flying away. One of the ducks has molted multiple times in the years since, but the other duck still has...
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    • duck duck advice ducks feather condition feathers feathers aren't growing help molt molting no molt
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    • Forum: Ducks
  11. sandrajoylee

    Odd chicken out

    Hi, My family and I returned from a 2 week vacation and something had changed with our 5-hen flock of Easter Eggers. Our housemate and neighbor took good care of them while we were gone, even giving them fresh veggies daily. One hen now remains on the roost all day. When she tries to come down...
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    Poor girl molting sucks
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    • leg horn molting
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  13. Derek Kwas

    Rhode Island Red White Tips

    Hello, as the title says, I have noticed 1 of our 4 chickens (Rhode Island Red, All Born 3/30/17) has white tips on her feathers at the top of her head and has some baby feathers loose as shown in the pictures. I feel this may be molting due to age and we haven't seen her go through it but the...
  14. LikeTurkeys

    Who's got December molters?

    Hey everybody! Who's got hens that chose the middle of winter to start molting? I have two, this is a photo of my Buff Orpington "Cement" (how she got that name, I don't know). Some of her feathers are missing because a coyote pulled them out though. Share yours, and don't forget to post a...
  15. K

    Molting or parasites? Or something else?

    Hi there, I have a 10 month old Barred Rock hen who is losing feathers all over her body. It LOOKS like she's molting... but I want to make sure. I initially thought that chickens didn't molt during their first year, but others have told me they can (which made me feel better). But then...
  16. yodelinginca

    Hen losing feathers on neck, changed comb. Is she sick, stressed, or molting?

    We have a flock of 5 hens, all different breeds, 9 months old. Our brown leghorn was the first to lay, but stopped 2 months ago (she's our only white egg-layer so we know for sure she's not laying). Before she started laying, her comb was full, bright red and straight up. When she started laying...
  17. BackyardZen

    Hens Molting? Egg Laying Stopped for 2+ Months?

    Hello Community! We have 8 hens in a chicken tractor here in Long Island, NY. Some background on our operation: I move the chicken tractor every morning to a fresh spot of grass. We provide a high-quality layer pellet feed available at all times. We provide water available at all times (via 2...
  18. flutemomc

    Can’t persuade molting hen to eat

    We currently have a 3 and 1/2 year old Rhode Island Red (Henrietta) that is going through a rough molt. She started with a decreased appetite last Friday but acting normal otherwise, digging scratching, talking to us, drinking, just a decrease in appetite. Yesterday we found her sitting in the...
  19. flock mommasan

    Molting and odd behavior

    My little Rockette -- #2 on the pecking order -- is molting quite badly right now. I wasn't that concerned but now she's acting oddly. She seems to be walking sideways with her head cocked part of the time. Is it that she feels badly with all the feathers going and coming? Or is this something...
  20. B

    How long to feed flock raiser to molting chickens

    Hi all. My chickens are in the process of molting I believe. They are still laying though. All I have read says they usually stop during molt. Is this normal? Some are missing some patches of feathers now in areas. It has been a slow process I have noticed over the last few weeks. They are also...
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