Anyone else in Molting season?

[Kholts]

Alas tia the season. Fall seems to be hitting us a little early this year. It has cooled off & there is a slight chill to the Air. Our days are filled with sone overcast & chances of showers.

The ducks must be feeling it as I’m into my 2nd week with only 1 egg a day (5 ducks). My yard is littered with feathers & my ducks are looking dingy & disheveled (not for a lack of water in the pool).

I’m located in Alberta, Canada. Anyone else experiencing the same?

 

[MysteryChicken]

My chickens are starting moulting. First was my mom's silkie hen, now is some bantam roosters, & my RJF hybrids.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm in Michigan.

 

[Newbie6789]

In south western WI and molting away....

 

[cmom]

Florida and my birds have started the molt.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Alas tia the season. Fall seems to be hitting us a little early this year. It has cooled off & there is a slight chill to the Air. Our days are filled with sone overcast & chances of showers.

The ducks must be feeling it as I’m into my 2nd week with only 1 egg a day (5 ducks). My yard is littered with feathers & my ducks are looking dingy & disheveled (not for a lack of water in the pool).

I’m located in Alberta, Canada. Anyone else experiencing the same?

My ducks are molting as well.

 

[rp riley]

Here’s my black Swedish

 

[3bird]

One of our girls finished recently, and most of the others are in various phases of molting. Just one egg a day these days. We're in Maine.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

My quail have. Looks like someone exploded

 

[Kholts]

Good to know I am not the only one.

I did my egg total today for a 14 day period. I lost a couple due to cracking or the dog (he likes eating them). I got 26 good ones. I have 4 ducks so ideally I should have almost double that. So I’d say they are at just over 50% laying capability while molting.

One interesting thing I found was my only Rouen mix hasn’t stopped laying. I’m still getting nearly an egg a day from her. In the picture below hers are the blue/green ones. 11eggs from a 14 day period. Pretty sure I lost a couple of hers to the dog as I seen blue shells on my deck. The other 15 eggs are split between my saxony, blue Swedish & Harlequin. That makes only 5 (perhaps a little more) eggs a duck in 2 weeks!

Pretty sure I’m not missing a nest somewhere but it could be possible.