- May 12, 2013
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This is our second year with chickens and we decided to add some hens to the flock. Instead of starting with babies, we purchased four Hy-line hens that are supposed to be 1 year old. We do have them quarantined from the original flock. I was just out checking on them and noticed that a couple of them have bare spots on their chests. It worried me so I picked up the one that looked the worst to have a closer look. Upon turning her over I saw that her entire underside was pretty bare. Then it occurred to me that maybe they were molting. I read a thread on here about that and I am still not quite sure. I am wondering if the stress of a new home brought this on. We brought them home one week ago today. We have been getting 2 or 3 eggs a day from them.