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GAchickiemama
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- Dec 22, 2022
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Thank you for your reply. There’s no doubt they are molting. I was surprised at first when the first one went through it, but now all but one are molting in one way or another. Most are just losing some feathers, but three of them look pretty scraggly. And new feathers have grown in on the others. No marks or pecking behaviors that I have noticed, no bullying. I had read they shouldn’t molt their first year but they are and I have 4 different breeds.How big is the coop?
Heat lamps are very dangerous but even more dangerous in small coops where the chickens can or are more likely to bump into them.
Wind chill and standing air temp are quite different things.
As long as they can be out of the strong winds they should be able to weather cold air temps even while molting.
If they are indeed less than a year old they aren't molting. Do you have a bully in the flock or a rooster?