Chicken loosing all her feathers!!!

[rjg3rjg]

Help me please. My beloved chicken Red (leg band color) is losing ALL her feathers. We've noticed lots of feathers lately but she had just been broody. Now her entire back is fatherless this morning. Whereever she goes i can find her by looking for feathers. What's going on!?

 

[FrostRanger]

Just to be safe check for mites and whatnot but she might be molting especially if you're in the southern hemisphere as you'd be heading into winter but even if you aren't hens can still molt any time of year. Not much to do except wait if she is molting

 

[rjg3rjg]

Help me please. My beloved chicken Red (leg band color) is losing ALL her feathers. We've noticed lots of feathers lately but she had just been broody. Now her entire back is fatherless this morning. Whereever she goes i can find her by looking for feathers. What's going on!?

 

[rjg3rjg]

Just to be safe check for mites and whatnot but she might be molting especially if you're in the southern hemisphere as you'd be heading into winter but even if you aren't hens can still molt any time of year. Not much to do except wait if she is molting

When they molt are the feathers easy to fall out? I picked her up and dozens came out

 

[FrostRanger]

When they molt are the feathers easy to fall out? I picked her up and dozens came out

Yep, completely normal for molting, the old feathers will fall out and be replaced with new feathers coming in, you might even be able to see the new pin feathers coming in