Recent content by mordecai123

We got them almost exactly a year ago. Nevada, USA, so northern hemisphere. From what I read 12 months is a little early for her first molt and weird that it is in the spring. I can see her new feathers coming in though so I don't think it is just from being picked on.

Oh yeah I know who the instigator is for sure. Thanks for the help! I will try that and see what happens. There are 6 other hens and she is my smallest hen and has always been close to the bottom of the rank, so that makes sense.

We got a mix of different breeds of chickens last spring. We have 7 hens in total, a few easter eggers, a buff orpington, a Red sex link, Sicilian buttercup, and a wyandotte. Our family has had chickens in the past and decided to get a flock again : ) Our 3 kids love hanging out with the...

My flock is all about one year old, they have all grown up together. About 2 weeks ago I noticed one of my hens had started molting. This week my entire flock has turned on her. She gets attacked constantly by all of the other hens. I have let her out of the run the past few days because she...