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

[HorseGirlAbby]

Poor munchkin! She must be so cold

Oh, she’s got all of her beautiful feathers in now, she’s happy! I should get an updated photo.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Phyllis the black australorp, November 2024

Not the best quality pic, sadly.

And that's Winnie and Ledo in the background eating some extra eggs that we had

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Phyllis the black australorp, November 2024
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Not the best quality pic, sadly.

And that's Winnie and Ledo in the background eating some extra eggs that we had

Thanks for entering her (even if she's not happy about it )!

 

[chickenlover8969]

her name is hummus
her breed is a buff brahma

 

[WarWagon]

Hi there everyone!!! Here is my sweet hen Miss Pickety. She is the smallest of our 12 hens and when she molts all the other ladies bully her from food and water so I bring in and keep her in a crate for a few weeks then put her back in the coop at night on day 14. Have had to do this for 2 years now. She's so sweet. Just drops all her feathers at one time . This photo was taken October 26, 2024. Thanks!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

her name is hummus
her breed is a buff brahma View attachment 4010047View attachment 4010046View attachment 4010048

Oh, ouch! She's a literal walking pin cushion. Poor baby! Thanks for entering!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Hi there everyone!!! Here is my sweet hen Miss Pickety. She is the smallest of our 12 hens and when she molts all the other ladies bully her from food and water so I bring in and keep her in a crate for a few weeks then put her back in the coop at night on day 14. Have had to do this for 2 years now. She's so sweet. Just drops all her feathers at one time . This photo was taken October 26, 2024. Thanks!View attachment 4010191

What breed is she? I had a BR who needed to be separated on her molts too. When your girl started, there must have been feathers everywhere!

 

[WarWagon]

What breed is she? I had a BR who needed to be separated on her molts too. When your girl started, there must have been feathers everywhere!

She is a barred rock. Yep! That coop was full of feathers. I watched her real close and could see her getting chased off of food and water so my dear husband ran interference for me with the rooster and I scooped her up and got her inside. She stays in our laundry room that has no heat vents so the inside and outside temperatures aren't extremely different. I always put her back out at night after a few weeks so the other birds don't see her get re-deposited and then she's not picked on. So far it's worked and I'm super thankful

 

[WarWagon]

Oh, ouch! She's a literal walking pin cushion. Poor baby! Thanks for entering!

She is very pretty. I feel so bad they molt when it gets cold

 

[WarWagon]

Estella the silver laced Wyandotte is my roughest molted this year. Last picture shows her tail feathers starting to grow back in View attachment 4001419View attachment 4001421View attachment 4001422View attachment 4001423

Very beautiful colors