8 weeks old, molting?

[Sammster]

My six chicks are 8 weeks old, and I'm noticing feathers in the coop in the morning, when I went out to clean. I can't tell which is/are molting. Most of the feathers I saw this morning were in one area - as though they were from a single bird. They all appear fully feathered, still. I'm not new to molting, having owned pet birds most of my life. And, I've heard that chicks can molt in their 1st fall, but how much I might expect. And since they are still on grower feed, is there any supplementing I should do?

 

[Happy hen lover]

Mine lost some feathers at ths stage too but not a hard molt . IMO Grower feed is fine cause it has lots of protein. But more experts will pbly chime in as I am new to this.

 

[aart]

Chickens molt and grow a new set of feathers 2-3 times before around 6 months of age, those are called the juvenile molts.
Some pullets will have a partial molt their first fall/winter.
Most birds will have their first full adult molt their second fall/winter.

 

[Sammster]

Chickens molt and grow a new set of feathers 2-3 times before around 6 months of age, those are called the juvenile molts.
Some pullets will have a partial molt their first fall/winter.
Most birds will have their first full adult molt their second fall/winter.

Thank you!