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Yes. A handful of adults thankfully molested the fall before will go through a partial neck molt in the spring here. Not always the same ones. I always assumed it had something to do with how cold it can get here in winter. Don't for sure though. They will stop laying during it, and it takes 4-8...

Apparently I'm in the minority that sees neck molts yearly. :) I have always assumed it had something to do with them adjusting the thickness of their coat of feathers, usually to thin it out. But that's just my theory.

I've had adult hens go through a neck molt in the spring here. I see a few yearly. For me it's quite normal.

Some will go through a partial neck molt. Usually in late fall into early spring.