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Bookmark or Share- Molting: All You Need To Know - BackYard ChickensThus, molting is a natural process that sheds old feathers and grows a new coat. A chicken's reproductive system also rests during molting. Keeping chickens happy and healthy during this time is important since this can be a stressful process for them.
- Understanding Chicken Molting: A Natural ProcessMolting is the process by which chickens lose their old feathers and replace them with new ones. This can happen gradually or in phases, depending on the breed and age of the chicken. During molting, chickens may look scruffy and uneven as they shed feathers and grow new ones.
- How to tell is it’s molting or something else?It sounds like she is "slow molting" so it takes time. A fast molt has birds going from looking ok to ready for the pot naked pretty darn quickly. A slow molt is a few feathers at a time and not looking naked. I have had slow molting birds take 2+ months to get back to normal. I have had a leghorn do a fast molt in January with lows hitting -16.
- Molting Chicken? | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise ChickensI have 8 1/2 month old chickens, and one of them (a Rhode Island Red) is showing signs of molting. She is losing feathers, her comb and wattles are small compared to what they were, and she is hiding from me and more skittish than usual. However, she is the lowest in my flock's pecking order. I...
- Molting - How long does this take? - BackYard ChickensMolting can last from 2 to 6 months. These links give you some good information on that, including how to judge how long it may actually be for your hens. Mississippi State describes molting
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