I know this a dumb question

[debilorrah]

But do roosters molt? Mine has lost all his tail feathers and half of them on his neck...

 

[speckledhen]

Yep, all birds molt.

 

[johnmayersquare]

I have a white leghorn hen who is doing that right now...........it is only 9 months old.....is that possible?

 

[speckledhen]

In my experience, they do a sort of mini-molt at about 9 months old. The big one comes at about 18 months and it can be rough!

 

[johnmayersquare]

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Oh.....good.........whew........I was nervous about it........Thanks you very much!

 

[debilorrah]

I think mine is doing the mini molt - all he beautiful tail feathers are gone and half his neck is naked. He looks funny.