molting

  1. Sofainthefog

    Concern about overly anxious hen

    Hi all, I know the topic has been touched on before, but does anyone have recommendations for an anxious hen? Some context: She is technically the oldest of a mixed flock of 8. I got 3 female chicks initially (she generally acted as the alpha of the 3), and then 5 additional a few months...
  2. Icehen99

    Molting and decreased activity . First time owner

    My Goldie girl is going through a molt . She was hatched January 2025 , I got her in April and saw her first “molt” getting her adult feathers . Now it’s late November and seeing signs of her specifically molting * Lots of gold feathers* and she hasn’t laid in close to a month or so which I know...
  3. lillykew

    6 month old Pullet stopped laying

    Hello all! I know questions like this are pretty common but I still wanted to ask in my own way. I have 6 pullets. 2 EEs I bought in March, other 4 (OE and 3 Marans) were bought in late May. They were separate until late September when I managed to integrate them successfully. Up until that...
  4. kimanndurr

    Missing neck feathers - help!

    My sweet girl Ruthie, an easter egger of unknown age (but laying consistently) has been missing her neck feathers for many months. We got her as a rescue in the spring and her feathers were intact. About a month after she had been with us, she lost her neck feathers and only has what looks like...
  5. A

    Molting question.

    This is Lemon Drop, our 3.5 year old Buff Orpington. This is her (technically) 2nd molt. She didn’t molt her first year when she was about 18 month old. Not sure why. Last year she had a very light molt. Mostly just lost and grew new feathers around her neck. This year she’s going through...
  6. Thorn_shrike

    My poor, naked hen 😅

    This pic was too funny not to share! This is Butter, and she’s going through her first adult molt and dropped almost all her feathers at once. I couldn’t get a front or rear pic but she looks so silly with a naked butt full of pin feathers. I felt so bad for her when they first all fell out...
  7. S

    Molting or Sick??

    Hello, I've noticed that several of my hens have a lot of feathers missing, especially around their necks, backs, and tail areas. Their skin looks exposed in places, and it seems like more feathers are showing up in the coop than usual. They’re also laying significantly fewer eggs than they...
  8. Melrow1015

    Deworming Molting Hens

    I’ve been checking our chickens’ poop daily when I go to clean out their coop and run and so far haven’t seen evidence of any worms, but today my husband saw a large roundworm on a fresh pile in our yard this morning. Our neighbor gave us some cantaloupe scraps with flesh and seeds yesterday...
  9. sahara910

    Long hard molt or something else?

    These hens are 1.5 years and in April I saw the start of a molt on my frizzled hens. See pic with naked neck only. But it just keeps looking worse. This 2nd pic of her is from almost a full month ago and she looks NO better today. (Forgot to take another pic today) But that is almost 6...
  10. H

    Please help - why is my head hen balding??

    My head hen is balding like this in the same area on each side. It’s like it happened overnight. I didn’t get to inspect her for mites/lice at sundown and I’m concerned. No rooster, no other hens are having this. No one’s pecking her visible skin. She’s still laying and only recently started...
  11. harmohen

    Molting, low appetite, decreased egg production

    This is my flock's first molt. I have a hen and rooster that hatched in late March, and 3 more hens that hatched in May. They were all excellent layers up until about a week ago, when the weather really cooled down (we're in Pittsburgh, PA) and I noticed feather loss. They also don't seem to be...
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    • coturnix molting
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    • Forum: Quail
  12. G

    Chickens not laying eggs

    My chickens started a huge feather molt about 2 mos. ago. (April) Was told it was bird flu? They're still molting not as much. In the meantime we had a rat in the coop. We took care of her, sprayed foam through obvious opening. Cleaned everything up, disinfected. Still no eggs even though I've...
  13. R

    What is wrong with my chicken and what should I do??

    I posted on here a few days ago worried about my chicken Red. Turns out she is molting. I thought good I have nothing to worry about. But now, her preen gland is EXTREMELY swollen, she seems very lethargic, walks sideways when she trys to go straight, and her skin has turned very dark. What the...
  14. B

    Feather loss by vent

    Hi Chicken friends, My hen has started loosing feathers by her vent. It doesn’t look like she bothered by it but I’m not sure if it’s the start of molting or something I should be worried about. Appreciate your help!
  15. SFrey369

    Does this foot look normal?

    Is it possible she's just molting? She is a little on her neck.
  16. Poliwag1

    Chicken Feather Loss?

    For the past 2 days one of my Langshan chickens, Coconut, has had a lot of feather loss. Should this be a concern? It started on the 22 when I gave them all pesten powder for their mite issues, they never usually have a reaction, but I noticed it when I ruffled it in Coconut's back feathers...
  17. T

    listing when walking

    We have an almost 4mo hen that looks awful, but appears alert & relaxed. She is drinking & eating & able to get on & off her roost. She is however listing when she walks casually. If really focused on getting to feed, etc, she can beeline it there. But moving more slowly lists to left or right...
  18. A

    Extreme molting, impacted crop, and frostbite. Help!

    My 3 yr old buff brahma molted insanely hard and fast. This morning I brought her inside because of the cold and I'm afraid she got way too cold overnight. I'm dealing with two primary issues. 1) I think her crop is impacted. I got her to take some olive oil and I've been massaging it firmly...
  19. Nenanicole

    Molting in the snow?!

    Is molting on 8 month old pekins, normal for this time of year? My pekins have started to molt. One of my girls has a little blood on her wing and but it doesn’t seem to bother her, and the other ones arent picking on her. I’m worried since we live in Michigan and have snow on the ground… it...
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    • ducks help molting pekin
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    • Forum: Ducks
  20. M

    sour crop fungistat (nystatin) dosage help

    One of my little girls is molting hard for the first time, and her immune system is down. She ended up getting what initially seemed to be an impacted or slow crop but became fungal (I can see white stuff in her throat). I have the nystatin already, I just don't know what to dose her with as...
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