Weird molting schedule this year

[Ryguy3684]

My chickens have always molted in fall and early winter. An occasional winter molt, but only once or twice. This year I had 3 hens only molt half their feathers this fall and they're now molting the second half. 2 other hens didn't molt last fall and are now in a full molt. The only hen with an excuse was the one that got vent gleet and it took 4 rounds of treatment to finally take care of it. Anyone have this weird half molt happen, or spring molt? Not worried, just curious.

 

[MysteryChicken]

My chickens have always molted in fall and early winter. An occasional winter molt, but only once or twice. This year I had 3 hens only molt half their feathers this fall and they're now molting the second half. 2 other hens didn't molt last fall and are now in a full molt. The only hen with an excuse was the one that got vent gleet and it took 4 rounds of treatment to finally take care of it. Anyone have this weird half molt happen, or spring molt? Not worried, just curious.

No, but some of my birds molt twice a year. Once in Spring/Summer, & Fall/Winter.

 

[Ryguy3684]

No, but some of my birds molt twice a year. Once in Spring/Summer, & Fall/Winter.

Lol. Two molts a year sounds like a lot of egg free days.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Lol. Two molts a year sounds like a lot of egg free days.

Sometimes. It depends on who stops laying, & who starts up again. I still get eggs through molting season.