I have no idea what I am doing

[DwayneNLiz]

www.SewSammi.com
has a good selection of diapers and covers
and is a user on here too!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I used the hen saver as a coat for my Lav orp hen when she was almost naked from molt a few years ago. It really helped.

 

[Animal family]

Where do you get your diapers from?

I bought mine from The Goose Mother, 520-631-3320, or email [email protected]

They tolerate them quite well even though they were already full grown when I got them. My ducks live mostly outside but they come in for visits almost every day for at least a couple of hours. During really cold days, the diapers have been awesome!

 

[Steven Mazzo]

I just hope she stops losing feathers and maybe it was a reaction to not eating well for two weeks. If she does molt will she be ok in this cold weather?

 

[Kusanar]

I just hope she stops losing feathers and maybe it was a reaction to not eating well for two weeks. If she does molt will she be ok in this cold weather?

I would imagine so, chickens seem to do ok when practically naked (and they molt in winter) and naked neck chickens have massive bald spots permanently and they like playing in snow... As long as she has somewhere out of the drafts that she can go and warm up (maybe a pile of hay in a corner she can nestle down into?) she should be fine.

 

[SueT]

Molts can be gradual too, without noticeable bare spots....

 

[Animal family]

I asked the same question not too long ago, Quackers has been molting since late December and hasn’t laid an egg since Christmas morning. Her wing feathers are growing and she’s still losing fluff like crazy. I think it’s early but she seems very healthy. I’ve been feeding her extra protein like dried mealworms and raw cracked peanuts, and peas. I wait until she’s had a good portion of her regular duck food though because she would rather have treats! She was a bit bald around the shoulders, very slight. I bring her in when it’s single digits and I have clean straw everywhere in the yard. It’s a mess out there but they like it.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1197023/

many of these birds are molting in the winter...

 

[SueT]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1197023/

many of these birds are molting in the winter...

You probably shouldn't have shown him this....

 

[Steven Mazzo]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...st-your-best-worst-chicken-molt-pics.1197023/

many of these birds are molting in the winter...

Omg did anyone get the license plate of the truck that ran those poor chickens over? God help us if lucky gets that bald during the winter. I may end up with a drinking problem soon lol