Molting?

[Gigi_The_Chicken]

This morning when I was free ranging my girls, I noticed that Ginger was developing a bit of a bald spot on her rump.

Is she molting already? I thought that usually started closer to fall, and does one chicken usually start molting before the others? What do you guys think?

 

[nuthatched]

Looks like the others maybe plucking her on the roost. She could be molting though.

 

[Gigi_The_Chicken]

Now that you mention it, she has started to sit on top of the nest boxes after a recent shift in the pecking order. Could this have something to do with it? And should it be addressed?