I have 12 chicks, born June 1, no eggs yet, but they to be losing an awful lot of feathers - could they be molting before their first lay? If so, does that change their egg-laying pattern?
Do chicks molt before their first egg-laying?
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Yes and yes. I'm in the same spot you are. I have 3 that should be laying now, but they're moulting, and no eggs. I'm thinking that I may get nothing until the spring.
But if they want to prove me wrong, that'll be just fine.
But if they want to prove me wrong, that'll be just fine.
Chicks definitely lose feathers as a normal part of their development. I believe I have read that they "molt" 3 times before they get their adult plumage in. I've never actually counted how many times the coop is full of baby feathers...
It's not the BIG first molt, but they shed feathers as they get their adult plumage.
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