Losing feathers and stopped laying

[KellieC]

One of my hens started losing a lot of her feathers and is not laying any more. She is eating and drinking just fine and does not look or act sick. She is about a year old. Any ideas about the feather loss and stop laying?

 

[BoundlessLove]

One of my hens started losing a lot of her feathers and is not laying any more. She is eating and drinking just fine and does not look or act sick. She is about a year old. Any ideas about the feather loss and stop laying?

Is she molting?

 

[redinator]

One of my hens started losing a lot of her feathers and is not laying any more. She is eating and drinking just fine and does not look or act sick. She is about a year old. Any ideas about the feather loss and stop laying?

Mine are all under a year, but it sounds like she's having her first molt.

It's part of their natural cycle, like a dog shedding it's winter coat. I hear protein rich foods help them molt and get new feathers more quickly.

Wait for others to weigh in.

 

[BoundlessLove]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/what-happens-when-chickens-molt.67366/

 

[AlbusAbaforthFrodoSerius]

Definitely molting