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Thank you.

Thanks! We do have an electrical cord out there (for the heated waterer)

The coop is well protected from wind (but dry and well ventilated, of course). If they start to get bald, we will get a heat source for them.

The coop is 7 feet by 8 feet, and the run is 16 feet. There are 10 hens. They eat NatureWise layer pellets, which are 16% protein. They also have some varied treats occasionally, such a handful of scratch, fruits, and veggies.

9 months.

If they lose a lot from this molt, we would get a hear source for them. As of right now, we don’t have one, but we could easily purchase one.

Is it dangerous for them to be molting right now? It’s quite cold where we are; 24 degrees right now

One of the ones preening herself in the video has lots of pin feathers on her face.

No. No bullying either, unless they just started plucking feathers out, but I doubt it.

I didn’t see any signs of mites. I’ve been using First Saturday Lime and DE faithfully since we put them in the coop, so I don’t see how they could get mites in the winter. I think there are new feathers growing in, so could they just be molting?

Today I noticed some of my hens have lost feathers. One is noticeably losing them on her neck, and some around her vent. Another hen is preening herself a lot and looks as if she has lost some below her wings, and yet another is ruffling her feathers and looks uncomfortable. There are lots of...