Winter molting

[The Tiny Homestead]

Does anyone else here in the Northeast have any chickens that are molting, in January, in 30 degree weather?

 

[aart]

Actively dropping feathers?
Do you use supplemental lighting?

 

[The Tiny Homestead]

Actively dropping feathers?
Do you use supplemental lighting?

yes, Actively dropping lots of feathers. No, I don't use supplemental lighting. I want them to do what is natural for them.

 

[CarlaCo]

We have some light feather loss and an occasional bigger feather or two and I saw ours pulling out a. Few chest feathers on themselves. We treated with ivermectin and dusted the coop with DE. But my son’s, same age as mine, are dropping tons! We live in upstate ny. No idea if it’s molting or illness.

 

[The Tiny Homestead]

Braveheart pretty much did a full molt, I made sure she had a good diet. She is back to looking like herself with nice new fluffy feathers, and getting back to asking for lap time.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Does anyone else here in the Northeast have any chickens that are molting, in January, in 30 degree weather?

Yes, just a little around the head and butt.