If chickens skip the moulting season...

[Morgank]

All of my chickens molt every year and have been doing it for a long time. It can sometimes be difficult to detect it with birds in very good health that also have soft feathering like many meat and dual purpose breeds possess. I challenge the owner of the non-molting birds to post a current image of an open wing like on my avatar. Then evidence for molting can be shown. Bird photographed must be in it second fall of lice. Estonia is in northern hemisphere of Earth so I am very confident signs will be easy to see. If not now, then with some 45 days from now it will happen.

 

[Morgank]

In the US, we have a hard time even finding a vet who will work with chickens at all. So this forum becomes an absolute necessity (IMHO) for diagnosing and treating illness and injury. Many a bird has been saved by the highly experienced long timers here on BYC.

Its in here same. We have VET (animal veterinary) who dosnt know nothing about domestic birds. She has unusual unice lambs only.

 

[cmom]

Where I live none of the veterinarians treat poultry. I have a good friend who is very knowledgeable and is writing a chicken health book.
Here is another book he wrote which does address some poultry health issues.
https://www.amazon.com/Backyard-Chi...85&sr=8-1&keywords=the+backyard+chicken+bible

 

[aart]

Unbelivable, his chickens skip the moulting.

Does he keep them under artificial lighting all year around?