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Watch every 9 month old pullet I have in 2011 moult just to make a liar out of me! lol. My chickens like to do that to me, too. Feathers are the main reason chickens do well in cold weather, being the great insulation they are. When they don't have their clothes on, unless they pack in...

saladin, I only weighed in because the OP PM'd me and asked me to post. I posted my experience over the years. When some of the flock are molting heavily, I run a couple bags of 22% layer through them rather than their usual 16%. It never caused any of them to begin molting, can't see why it would.

It's actually common practice to up the protein when the molt begins in order to supply enough protein for feather regrowth, especially if they are still laying eggs. I have never heard in my life that upping their protein/nutrition sends them into a molt. Never had it happen here. If you starve...