FEATHERS EVERYWHERE!

[emmafisher]

Hi, I'm looking for advice. I have 4 hens in a massive coup and they get let out every 2 or 3 days to free range in my garden. Yesterday they were out and we noticed about 10 white feathers on a grass, assumed they were from my only Sussex hen . This morning, I went to the coop and the hut is full of her feathers. She seems to be grooming, not excessively, and they're just falling out. I've had her a year and last year she didn't molt to this extent. They are coming out round her neck, back and breast. I'm worried. Please can anyone advise?

 

[sourland]

Sounds as if she is going into a full blown molt.

 

[Mtn Laurel]

Welcome to molting season! My coop looks like they had an overnight pillow fight. One gal seems to be having a harder molt than the rest and she looks like a porcupine with new feathers coming in. She has to feel miserable!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome to molting season! My coop looks like they had an overnight pillow fight. One gal seems to be having a harder molt than the rest and she looks like a porcupine with new feathers coming in. She has to feel miserable!

Now there's a great mental image..........

 

[emmafisher]

Thank you for your reassurance