The one hen that aready went through a moult that I got from you. I've seen the hens pick at her and she would bleed. I was actually just thinking of one of the aprons and thinking that may help, so I'm fixing to find one to buy one. Thank you! What can I give them for extra protiene instead of changing their feed?I have a few hens that are quick molters. They drop all of their feathers all at once it seems rather than losing one here and one there over 2-3 months (to where the slow molter never look raged during a mold). Have you seen hens pecking the feathers, or does the hen just have lots of bald spots? If the hen is just balding then she may be a quick molten (which is better for egg production that a hen that takes 8-12 weeks to shed all their old plumage). Feather pecking is usually the result of not getting enough protein in the diet. They will eat the feathers of the other birds to get protein. I go from 16% protein to 18% protein about the middle of August for laying breeds (and a little higher than that for dual purpose type birds). Hens need more protein when they are growing new feathers in the fall than they do in the spring and summer. Aprons is also an option to protect feathers from getting ripped out. Below are my Basque hens with their aprons on. The aprons kept the feathers looking really good this fall.
