I have 7 hens that started laying in September. I put a timer and light in the coop to keep them laying through the winter. Now their feathers are showing a lot of the softer, fluffier underfeathers and a couple of the hens have lost a lot of feathers on their backs near the tail. No...
I have used extended lighting over the winter but now some of the hens are looking a little bedraggled. I have checked for lice and mites and find none. I am guessing that they may be trying to molt.
Does extra daylight prevent molting? Will they now molt normally? Do I need to shut of...