We have had chickens for 5 years now. 2 that are 5 are moulting. Am in U.K. And the weather here is autumn / fall with highs of 13 C and lows of around 11, last week went down to 7C.
Why do they start moulting as temp drops? We have 4 18mth old true breeds and 2 of them are beginning to moult...