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    Do chickens molt this late in the year?

    Should I do something extra to help keep them warm during the winter since they don't have as much protection with 1/2 their feathers gone? Heat lamp or something?
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    Do chickens molt this late in the year?

    When the molt will they pull out tail feathers too? My girls just look terrible and it worries me that something other than molting is going on. They are my first batch of chickens so I'm new to this.
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    Do chickens molt this late in the year?

    I have 9 chickens and 4 of the 9 are losing feathers they are 18 months old. If they are not molting what could it be? The coup is clean and they are able to free range during the day. They have several places for dust bathing, access to fresh water and food. They've stopped laying and look...
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