Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2024

[NorthwoodsChick]

This is Nugget, aka Nuggies.
A sweetheart of a girl-Bielefelder.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Karen, the Karen, my sweet EE. She’s just a smidge less bossy in molt- a fraction of a smidge.

Her poor hackles!

This is Nugget, aka Nuggies.
A sweetheart of a girl-Bielefelder.

Aww... she looks like a sweetheart! I bet she can't wait until her feathers come in!

 

[Heidrun]

That look! Oh my heart
Edited to add: In the first pic she looks like Sid from Ice Age.

Ohh look at her , so sad

 

[JewelBirds]

Margaret wasn't going to let molting stop her from dust bathing

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Margaret wasn't going to let molting stop her from dust bathing
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Oh the pins! And the dirt in between them! She doesn't look exactly happy about it either.

 

[Themellowyellows]

Chocolate a beautiful hen, is molting and looks so scraggly:

Before:

After:

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Chocolate a beautiful hen, is molting and looks so scraggly:

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After:
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oh man, if I dont laugh I’ll cry! look at her with her 2 tail feathers!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Chocolate a beautiful hen, is molting and looks so scraggly:

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After:
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Oh, ouch. It looks like she dropped something.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Rosie molted quickest!
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AFTER:
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What a transformation! Now, 5 hens left to molt!

Wow, she definitely did! Beautiful girl!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Oh, ouch. It looks like she dropped something.

Yup!!