Molting....how Long?

[chickie<3]

I have 5 chickens who are 18 months old....they r all molting..no egg laying....they have cute naked pink butts...When will they get their fuzzy butt back and go back to laying..i actually had to buy a dozen eggs the other day..it killed me.

 

[chicklover16]

My hens are molting right now too, I don't know much about it but I think it lasts for about 2 or 3 months.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Start to finish, about 3 months.

 

[Omah09]

Won't they get cold over the winter?

 

[Happy Chooks]

They'll be fine. Most of their feathers grow in pretty quickly (before hard winter hits), but it takes longer for their bodies to get back to laying eggs. I've had hens practically bald during winter and when I checked on them because I was worried about them keeping warm, they were snuggled between the fluffiest hens I have.