Young chicken losing feathers

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Hi! I have a light brahma pullet who is about 3.5 months old now. In the coop over the last week or 2 I have been noticing a lot of her feathers fallen out, far more than she's ever lost before. However, I don't see any bare spots on her body at all. From what I've read, she should be too young to molt, right? She's not even laying eggs yet, and still on grower feed which should have a lot of protein.

Is this something I should I should be concerned about? If so, what should I do about it?

Any help is appreciated!
 
Chicks drop feathers and grow new ones as they get bigger. Sometimes it is subtle, other times more noticeable. Double check to make sure she doesn't have any bare patches or someone else pulling feathers out but most likely it is normal. Keep up the high protein feed too. :)
 

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