What a great question! My 2-yo Black Australorps had a very hard molt this year. One in particular I called Hurricane Hannah, poor thing. We switched them (gradually) to Feather Fixer from All-Flock as soon as they started going into molt, but they don't seem crazy about it. I have noticed a lot of them also seem reluctant to vie for treats (scratch and dried mealworms) in the afternoon, although they seem to want to. I think they're afraid of the jostling because it hurts. They just don't want anyone near them, though I do try to scatter the treats out enough to give them plenty of room. Hopefully they'll feather out soon and can get back to their chickeny lives.