is my chicken molting or is she sick

[blueseal]

i have a 20 month old buff orp hen shes lost most her feathers on her neck and breast and she been standing around in a sloutching stance with her butt drooping towards the floor is this a normal part of molting or is she sick. she looks all pinny like. looks terrible.

 

[CarlaRiggs]

I can't answer for sure.... but if she's standing with her rear down, it sounds as if she's sick. Is she eating and drinking normally? Will she take treats if you offer them? Are her droppings normal?
I'll bump this up and perhaps someone more knowledable will answer.

Carla

 

[katrinag]

Is she the only one doing this?

 

[blueseal]

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YES SHES THE ONLY ONE THAT LOOKS THAT WAY

 

[debilorrah]

How old are the rest of your chickens? 18 months is about the time they do a full molt, and wouldn't you mope if you lost all your hair too?

 

[blueseal]

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lol yeah i would .my other chickens are 8 months to 3yrs old. shes the onlyone molting i guess.

 

[debilorrah]

It certainly sounds like it. She probably has like 4 feathers left in odd places, and acts really angry all the time. Sits ther glaring at the others that have feather and won't lay eggs. Yeah she is molting

 

[blueseal]

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makes sense now.she is 20 months old. she was hatched june of 2007. shes been molting for atleast a month or 2. how long does it last.