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Mygirls615
In the Brooder
I know strange time of year and I wasn't sure and my pecking order recently changed cause I separated an injured hen. The people on this board helped in confirming mine was molting and I am grateful!
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My hen looks just like that but she is not that unfeathered there yetOk I have a Bard Rock that is aprox 10 months old I noticed a week or so ago it looks as though she was loosing feathers around her neck. Today when she went out to free range with the others at first glance she looked like a turkey to me ! She is not bald but when she "fluffs" out you can see some spaces but she looks as though partial feathers are there, some missing, more so on backside of neck...... I took the best pic I could, this shows from front, when she got near me...Is it possible she is soft molting in January?? We live in Rhode Island
I can't believe this it's February coldest temps we have seen here in Rhode Island since 1994 and this morning was -12 wind chills over 31 below when I went out to coop.........I have ANOTHER hen molting she is loosing neck feathers, and some from sides of belly. I noticed a few days ago her comb was shrinking BIZARRE making sure she stays warm anything you can do to speed the process??
I can't believe this it's February coldest temps we have seen here in Rhode Island since 1994 and this morning was -12 wind chills over 31 below when I went out to coop.........I have ANOTHER hen molting she is loosing neck feathers, and some from sides of belly. I noticed a few days ago her comb was shrinking BIZARRE making sure she stays warm anything you can do to speed the process??
My hens all started molting in December and January, I gave them extra meal worms and it seemed to do the trick, they are full feathered and laying at full speed now, I am wondering if maybe the crazy weather patterns confused them, since they ALL did it. I live in a warm climate though.