Is my chicken moulting or is she getting pecked

[choptank330]

i have 6 hens and one of them my australorp seems like she is molting and pretty bad, but im pretty sure that she isnt a year old yet. she is like 8 or 9 months old. I have some pictures but they arent the best. Also you cant see it in the pictures but she has almost no feathers on the bottom of her bum. any help would be appreciated... TIA in the very last pic you can see her neck is loosing feathers too

 

[Den in Penn]

I'd say she is doing a molt. The sparse tail is one clue. Look above her eyes if she has lost feathers there that is a good sign of molt. They tend to protect their heads, and the small feathers there are not prime targets for feather pickers.

 

[choptank330]

thank you!! that is what i was thinking. in my coop it looks like a pillow busted with black feathers . just kinda wanted to ask around since i am new to chickens!!!

 

[sourland]

I agree with Den. It appears as if she is in a full molt.