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I might try popping some casing tonight! I hope they like it.

Click the picture tool in the edit menu when quoting or replying to add a picture to the post. I look forward to seeing a picture of your Sussex!

Stress can cause them to molt if they are ready. Egg laying outfits force them to molt by not feeding them. Give them extra protein, like a game bird feed. Something in the 20% range. They need energy to grow new feathers.

I am in a similar situation. My 6 pullets give me 4 plus eggs a day. My 12 Hens also lay three plus eggs a day. Terrible lay rate. Molting is hard and then the low light levels will slow them down too. Don't plan on getting even 8 eggs a day in mid November to Mid January. Your pullets will...

Poor little thing! Thank You for the picture. Ron

Yes, they look like something is very wrong with them. Remember mine that was so bothered by it all that she did the Funky Chicken? Here is a picture of Kinra today with the new feathers coming in. You can still see some of the older ones--looking kind of frayed and ratty. Then look at...

They only need a couple of hours in the morning. They make heated water fountains, so you can do both with an exterior extension to the coop and a timer for the light. It depends on when they hatched. Yours should be ok. My Blue Marans that hatched last December is molting now. Bye, Ron

If they are Large Fowl, then they could be Phoenix This is a Cockerel from the Heritage Expo in Santa Rosa California: They have very long tails though. Sorry for being off topic.

Dorkings have five toes, so that is one way to tell. Ron

Great Picture! Is that a red Dorking?

This is my entry for All other Breeds. She has lost her tail feathers and the neck is getting sparse. This picture was taken today, 10-12-2012. She is one of my Black Australorps. She really must not like molting:

Molts get harder and more severe with the age of the birds. You hardly notice the first ones.(except for breeds like Frizzles, LOL) Ron