DOES ANYTHING HELP STOP A HEN FROM MOLTING?

[Fawn and Fam]

One of my girls stopped laying 8 days ago. She seems happy and healthy so I thought it was because of the weather here in Michigan. Today one of my 2 hens have appeared to start molting due to the amount of feathers I found. I'm assuming it is the one that stopped laying. I am very concerned because they are still in their tractor coop which is not any warmer than the outside temp. We JUST began building their insulated coop but who knows how long it is going to take to finish. Is there ANYTHING I can do to help stop the molting process?

 

[Judy]

No, you can't stop it, but you can help support them with extra protein, which they use to grow new feathers.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/580915/for-the-new-folks-that-havent-experienced-a-molt-yet/0_20

 

[appps]

Its a natural thing birds do so you don't want to stop it.

 

[Sjisty]

It is their way of getting a new warm coat for the winter. Molting gets rid of old worn out or damaged feathers so there are no bare spots to let the cold in. It is a good thing, so you really don't want to stop it, even if it was possible. As mentioned above, just give extra protein for a while to help push out those new feathers.