Sahraschweiss
Songster
Okay, so most sources about molting say the first major molt is around 18 months.
I have a flock of 20 that I got as chicks in March (some in May). Three of my March girls stopped laying in October (they are the only ones that stopped laying) two girls lost some neck feathers at that time and regained them by December. The third girl started dropping feathers mid December, she's getting pins, but is still losing feathers.
Why are my first year girls molting at 9 months?
I had a recent fecal float and it was clean. I'm not finding mites. I'm really at a loss.
I'm in Missouri and our temperatures have been up and down. Christmas morning was 9 degrees fahrenheit. Today is 56. Next week it is it's a couple of days in the 50s then a couple in the 20s then back to the 50s. On Christmas morning when it was 9 degrees, my late molt girl went outside with her flock buddies and ended up with a touch of frostbite.
What do I do for my late molt girl?
I have a flock of 20 that I got as chicks in March (some in May). Three of my March girls stopped laying in October (they are the only ones that stopped laying) two girls lost some neck feathers at that time and regained them by December. The third girl started dropping feathers mid December, she's getting pins, but is still losing feathers.
Why are my first year girls molting at 9 months?
I had a recent fecal float and it was clean. I'm not finding mites. I'm really at a loss.
I'm in Missouri and our temperatures have been up and down. Christmas morning was 9 degrees fahrenheit. Today is 56. Next week it is it's a couple of days in the 50s then a couple in the 20s then back to the 50s. On Christmas morning when it was 9 degrees, my late molt girl went outside with her flock buddies and ended up with a touch of frostbite.
What do I do for my late molt girl?