Do chickens molt at around 13/ 14 weeks??

[Half-a-dozen]

finding lots of feathers under the roost....

they are about 13/ 14 weeks old now....

 

[Ese_N_Gracie]

They will keep getting in larger feathers as they grow, losing the smaller....but I don't know if thats considered a molt...they are so cute when the feathers are small....I tried to save some but they kept getting lost and swept up!

 

[coltsrox]

i need to know to my 12 week old babies(almost 13) are shedding feathers everywhere!!!! its crazy is this normal?

 

[chickabator]

under the roost of my 14 and 15 week old delawares there are feathers everywhere. I believe it is normal because none of them are bald they are just getting bigger feathers.

 

[Matt A NC]

It is normal. As chicks grow they will molt several times. Some will do a few feathers at a time and at other times they will have naked patches.

They should do a final molt into adult feathers at 4-7 months old, depending on the breed. Then they do the regular yearly molting that all adult chickens do.

Matt

 

[Half-a-dozen]

ok well I guess it is normal or common at least if others are experiencing the pile of feathers under the roost! Thanks....