Early molt?

[scooter147]

Most of my flock has started molting. This seems way to EARLY. Generally it starts late Sept. through Oct. I've been doing this for 40 years and I can't remember this early of a molt.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Hope it doesn't mean a early and cold winter

 

[gritsar]

My adult flock is in the middle of a molt too. They are 28 months old. It's their second adult molt.

 

[RM44]

I've been thinking for almost a week now that mine are going through a "mini molt". I was getting 8-10 eggs a day from 11 girls, and all of a sudden that has dropped to 4-6 a day as of a week ago. Mine are 8 months old and I remember reading that they might go through a mini molt at around 8 months. Today I noticed a very large number of loose feathers from my 3 dominiques in the run (much more noticable than at any other time), so I'm starting to think they are molting. I also haven't seen my 2 black australorps in the nest boxes in over a week (but no black feathers; just the dominique feathers in the run). I wouldn't call it "cold" here, but this whole week the weather has been unusually mild compared to prior weeks and compared to the average temps for August in GA.

 

[Chicken Girl]

Ya know mine have been in molt for like a month. Its been hot and muggy and just this week its been a nice 75-80. I dont know whats going on. So the egg eaters pluss the molt, is not making me or my mom happy with the chickens! I wonder if we are going to have a cold winter? I am in WIsconsin so it should be getting cold soon any way.
This is just so weird.



Chicken Girl

 

[Chicken Girl]

Oh and i havent heard my roos crow in like 2 weeks!!! What is going on!?



Chicken Girl