Molting at only 14 weeks?

[rhaj]

Most of my pullets are 14 weeks old. I have been seeing some feathers around the run and I notice "Buttercup's" tail is very sparse. I have heard of molting and just figured that's what it was... only I looked up at what ages they molt and I read 18 months! Well, she is nowhere near that, so what is up?

eta: she is some sort of red sexlink.

 

[jerseygirl1]

I noticed as they get larger, they do shed their baby feathers a lot, not really molting, but just getting in their big girl feathers

 

[NeeleysAVLChicks]

Juveniles go through several mini molts as they shed their "baby" feathers and grow in their adult plumage. Totally normal and nothing to worry about!

 

[rhaj]

Oh, good! Thanks so much!