Open Contest Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2025

[Lacy Duckwing]

Name: Willow
Breed: Lavender Orpington

She's nearing the stage of "walking pin cushion", isn't she? I like her tail.

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Name: Misty
Breed: Barnevelder

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

She's nearing the stage of "walking pin cushion", isn't she? I like her tail.

She’s nearly there. Poor girl in 3 years has never molted this hard.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

She’s nearly there. Poor girl in 3 years has never molted this hard.

Oh, wow. That's rough for her.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Name: Misty
Breed: Barnevelder

Even though she's molting, Misty looks like she's a very pretty hen. She's got some nice colors there!

 

[mmoeck]

Name: Stormy.
Breed: blue Sapphire from TSC

She’s usually very pretty but now she’s just sad.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Name: Stormy.
Breed: blue Sapphire from TSC

She’s usually very pretty but now she’s just sad.

Ouch! That's actually almost painful to look at!

 

[mapurcel]

Miss Peanut the 5 year old Millie Fluer!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Miss Peanut the 5 year old Millie Fluer!

Those shanks! Ouch! (That hen in the background that looks mostly white except for her hackles looks unique. )

 

[DonyaQuick]

Name: Little Fuzzy
Breed: mixed (an “olive egger” who actually lays pink eggs with white speckles)

She has somehow managed to be oddly fashionable with this year’s molt. Looks kind of like she’s wearing one of those fancy coats with the poofy collar.