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From what I've experienced with molting birds, it's okay if they are eating up their feathers. The protein that makes up the feathers is just being reintroduced into their systems, which will eventually be used to make more feathers. I'd worry more if they were eating them off one another...

It's been awhile since we've gone through a molt and the last time, it was some broiler hens that we had unintentionally kept alive for two years. So of course, the broiler hens were already creepy looking and suddenly they were bald, haha! Hopefully this year, it won't be so bad. I'm going...