Scarlet_in_Hawaii
In the Brooder
Hey all! I'm super new to chicken momming. We have a small flock of four free-roaming in our back yard. I've noticed a ton of feathers all about the place in the last few days. I understand that chickens molt, but I wanted to make sure chickens still molt in Hawaii. It seems like a silly question, I know, but our days are all about the same length and our temperatures don't drop almost at all. Is a molt still common in Hawaii during fall even though we don't have seasonal changes that would usually cause the chickens to molt?
Second question: How do I tell the difference between molting and a parasite or disease? I don't currently see any skin patches on my girls, but I also can't handle them, so I cant look too closely.
I do understand that this topic has been covered a few times in this thread, but I wanted to ask specifically about chickens who live in tropical climates.
Thank you for any information you have!
Edit: I just caught one of my hens grooming and pulling out what look like loose feathers. To me this looks like normal grooming and not neurotic feather pulling. I'll keep an eye on her.
Thanks for your responses!
Second question: How do I tell the difference between molting and a parasite or disease? I don't currently see any skin patches on my girls, but I also can't handle them, so I cant look too closely.
I do understand that this topic has been covered a few times in this thread, but I wanted to ask specifically about chickens who live in tropical climates.
Thank you for any information you have!
Edit: I just caught one of my hens grooming and pulling out what look like loose feathers. To me this looks like normal grooming and not neurotic feather pulling. I'll keep an eye on her.
Thanks for your responses!
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