Holy Molty! Our first molt.

[HerdAndHome]

My Jubilee Orpington, Butterscotch, (14 mos old) is losing her feathers by the handful. It's crazy. She's eating and drinking fine. Not sure if she's laying. My flock of 8 eats Tucker Milling's NatureCrest 16.5% mini-pellets. They get a couple handfuls of mealworms in the a.m. and a salad or fruit snack in the evenings.
The problem is the Barred Rock, Molly, is now picking at Butterscotch's rump. Molly is pulling feathers from Butterscotch all over, and it seems like Butterscotch is ok with that. But now her rump is bleeding. I have some Rooster Booster Pick-No-More Cover up Poultry Lotion and am wondering if that will help? Do I need to wash her rump too?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I would up their protein. I feed Tucker Milling chick starter which is 18% and do oyster shell on the side.

 

[rosemarythyme]

No reason to wash her - actually I'd avoid touching her as much as possible as molt can be very irritating to them, and she won't want to be handled.

You can try the Pick-no-more but it does need to be applied fairly frequently, like twice a day if the picking issue is persistent. Also it does stain so I'd suggest gloving up.