Hello -- this is my second experience with molting and one of my B.O.s is molting like crazy and fast!!!! She is losing all kinds of feathers all at once. Her bottom is bald. Her wings look awful and she is not eating. She is obviously uncomfortable but will only nibble at food here and there. I know that they need extra protein during a molt but she won't eat the egg, meat or tuna except in little bits. Meanwhile all the other girls grab the food away from her. The only other hen I've had molt was my other B.O. but she did it slowly over many months due to an illness (egg yolk peritonitis) and treatment (limiting her daylight hours to get her to stop laying). She is gorgeous and ready for winter. I remember when she started molting she didn't want to eat either but she didn't drop pounds of feathers all at once!!!!!! I mean this one is going to be bald if she keeps this up!!!!
Help!!!
Lisa
Help!!!
Lisa