Moulting chicken in January? Getting picked on

[ChickenCanoe]

Sounds like a possible remedy for your bird. I'm glad she's better.

That's a much better size for 10 chickens.

 

[findrelics]

Hi, I have been a member for a year now and I think the forum is an excellent place to get info on raising Chickens. I live in Ontario, Canada. My hubby and I have 10 acres with a pond and creek running the length of our land. In the summer the chickens and ducks free range every day. The weather has been very cold here (-30 to -36 C) so I have switched to Golden Harvest because it has a higher protein and adding scratch to their diet also.I talked with my feeds owner and this is what he suggested for the cold weather. My chickens seem to be moulting. There are a couple of hens with the feathers off their butts. Today when I got home from work there was a hen dead in the coop with most of her feathers gone off her back and butt area. The chickens are 10 months old and I have read that they usually have their first moult when they are around 18 months. Can someone give me some help. Thanks Cathy