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Help please these are my first chickens And I'm not sure why she's losing so many feathers! I uses mite treatments and it didn't help at all

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She's about 4. I've seen them molt before but if that's what it is it's never been this bad. My two other chickens don't pick on her at all thank god. Can Molting be this bad ?
Chickens usually molt for 6-8 weeks. But, some finish sooner, and others seem to molt constantly, a few feathers at a time.Thank you for posting these pics I have two chickens that look the same way...truly pittiful....feather everywhere and I was worried something was majorly wrong!
I guess different breeds handle molting differently cause I have some that are just loosing feathers a little bit!
Can anyone tell me how long they will molt for?
Thanks for your help!
The time it takes for a bird to molt varies. Some are really fast; basically dropping all their feathers and growing them in a few weeks. Others have a molt that drags out for 6+ months. The average molting time is usually around 4-6 weeks.Thank you for posting these pics I have two chickens that look the same way...truly pittiful....feather everywhere and I was worried something was majorly wrong!
I guess different breeds handle molting differently cause I have some that are just loosing feathers a little bit!
Can anyone tell me how long they will molt for?
Thanks for your help!