After molt feathers question...

[BeulahBreezes]

I am new at 'chickening', ( is that a real word? lol!) Do chickens feathers come back in the same color patterns after a molt? Just wondering......~Beulah

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yes, they will have the same feather pattern. The purpose of a molt is for them to keep warm. Tattered feathers don't retain heat, so they molt out the old, tattered feathers and grow in new feathers.

 

[wastintime202]

I am wondering the same thing. My first experience with molt and I wonder if my beautiful hen will be beautiful again. Anyone?

 

[Happy Chooks]

I am wondering the same thing. My first experience with molt and I wonder if my beautiful hen will be beautiful again. Anyone?

Yes, she will be beautiful again.

 

[7L Farm]

Yup, she will shine like a new dime.

 

[centrarchid]

In addition to the loss of insulatory value and performance with respect to flight, the pigments also degrade causing feathers to blanch. With some colortypes, as a bird ages coloration also changes which can be noted in fully adult birds 2 years and older. Only a few colortypes seem to do this adult change.