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    Goose molting or just rain scruffy?

    It's been pouring all day here and my geese have been loving it, but for having waterproof feathers they're all soaked. I went to put them in tonight and noticed one goose seemed pretty scruffy with some of her neck feathers plucked out. I watched her for a bit and was able to get close to...
    • starrymutt
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    • goose feathers molting cold rain soaked geese wet goose
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  2. TheChickenLady1

    Hen Molting for a Second Time?

    I currently have three hens and all of them molted about the same time in September or October. All of them lost feathers, but my girl Florence lost the most. About 3 weeks ago, I took a short trip for about 5 days and had a friend watch my birds. She didn't let them out at all during that time...
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    Snow storm and 2 degrees. Molting chickens.

    I live in the foothills of Colorado and have super durable cold weather chickens so I usually don’t worry about my girls and the cold. However, they are currently molting and we’re getting a huge snow storm and a temp shift down to 2 degrees. I have a large dog cage (plenty big enough for 5...
  4. teignch1cken

    HELP! Hen is molting in the middle of a cold snap

    Out of our five hens, one of them is molting late. She’s still in the process of losing feathers and has minimal new growth. We’re experiencing a cold snap right now; it’s -1 degree Fahrenheit and won’t get above freezing until two days from now (with night time lows still below freezing). When...
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