Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2012

[The Breaker]

my frizzle a month back

 

[herefishyfishy]

LOL! Yeah...Uhm, the feathers left around its neck remind me of the collar on the suit the wicked Cruella Deville wore in 101 Dalmations. I noticed my Pyncheon roo has a few missing on his neck, but didn't connect it to molting. I figured it was just that he was in a new pen. He's only about 7 mos old, so he may not be molting, huh? Haven't seen anyone else in the yard sans feather, but our quail were almost naked last month.

 

[herefishyfishy]

...and they hid from the Lord God among the trees

LOL!

Chickens are too funny with no clothes on!

 

[LvnYaSpinin]

Mine Too.. and they kinda ugly but not that bad..~

 

[Barney Rubble]

Hi all, this is my first year with my chickens, so we don't have any molting chucks, but I can't wait to see all the photos of your birds in molt.

 

[Cluckette]

I think this poor chicken has already won!! Oh my word!!

Tee hee! My frizzled cochins always moult in the summer!

 

[brewdaddy]

That is one seriously ugly bird....

 

[Cluckette]

Ooops....sorry!! I just saw Kung Fu Henny and I can't stop laughing....No way I'm sending in my pics after that!!

 

[chicksinCA]

Actually, I think this is a great contest. Lots of new chicken-keepers visit this site, and I think it's helpful for them to see the range of what's normal. The first time my chickens molted, I practically thought they were dying! I checked for mites, I worried about their nutrition- I knew that chickens molted, but having never seen it, I couldn't imagine that they could look that bad! This contest could be quite reassuring for newbies.
Plus, the indignant looks on the chickens' faces are just so funny...

 

[ncrd537]

Fluff may not be the ugliest, but she sure isn't looking like herself.