Molting or......

[Chicken butler]

2 Of my hens have lost a lot of feathers over the past week, the rooster is a bit rough and is leaving tomorrow, is it him or do I need to get something for them ? I am really concerned

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

The bottom hen looks like molting. The top hen may be molting and the rooster.
A higher protein food will help. Like a feather fixer

 

[Chicken butler]

The bottom hen looks like molting. The top hen may be molting and the rooster.
A higher protein food will help. Like a feather fixer

They loss that many feathers in the fall? my family had chickens in tx when I was little, I got these chickens last year and the chickens first winter was when they were young so I had a heat lamp on them so I haven't seen them do a full time molt yet. So I wasn't sure what to expect.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

They loss that many feathers in the fall? my family had chickens in tx when I was little, I got these chickens last year and the chickens first winter was when they were young so I had a heat lamp on them so I haven't seen them do a full time molt yet. So I wasn't sure what to expect.

Yes. My Orpington hen is finishing her molt and she did a full molt so she lost a ton of feathers. You could see her skin.
Your girls are healthy, molts are normal.
Most young pullets/hens dont molt fully first years

 

[Chicken butler]

Yes. My Orpington hen is finishing her molt and she did a full molt so she lost a ton of feathers. You could see her skin.
Your girls are healthy, molts are normal.
Most young pullets/hens dont molt fully first years

Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom on this, I appreciate it so much.

 

[aart]

Like a feather fixer

This feed^^ does not' 'fix' feathers, and it has more calcium than a non laying bird needs.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

This feed^^ does not' 'fix' feathers, and it has more calcium than a non laying bird needs.

Sorry i didnt know that. I just said that as it has higher protein which is what chickens need to regrow feathers?