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

[alinas2010]

That second picture of just her face is priceless! She almost doesn't seem to mind her molt that much by looking at these pictures. Is she?

You know, for WEEKS, even a few months before her molt she stopped laying and was just miserable. No eating, wouldn’t run, isolating a bit…I was very worried about her. I thought she was going into a molt but she never did until just recently. She had pin feathers here and there so maybe it was a very slow entry into molt. She felt just awful that whole time. I truly thought she was having reproductive issues but knew that probably wasn’t the case bc she hadn’t had any signs or symptoms except very off, runny droppings. Now that she is finally in the midst of a molt she seems much much better. Idk what her deal was, just crabby and didn’t feel well going into it I guess I’m happy to laugh at her now that she feels better

 

[alinas2010]

Entry #3:
Name: French Fry
Age: 3.5 years
Breed: Cinnamon Queen
This is a pretty mellow year for Frenchy’s molt it seems like

 

[alinas2010]

That second picture of just her face is priceless! She almost doesn't seem to mind her molt that much by looking at these pictures. Is she?

Quick question: What is her breed? Rule #1

I just realized that Fixed

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

You know, for WEEKS, even a few months before her molt she stopped laying and was just miserable. No eating, wouldn’t run, isolating a bit…I was very worried about her. I thought she was going into a molt but she never did until just recently. She had pin feathers here and there so maybe it was a very slow entry into molt. She felt just awful that whole time. I truly thought she was having reproductive issues but knew that probably wasn’t the case bc she hadn’t had any signs or symptoms except very off, runny droppings. Now that she is finally in the midst of a molt she seems much much better. Idk what her deal was, just crabby and didn’t feel well going into it I guess I’m happy to laugh at her now that she feels better

Oh, wow! I do know molts can last up to six months, but in those pictures, she looks like she's molting harder than that. Maybe her body was going into it slow, or was trying to, but wasn't quite ready?

(Oh, I didn't realize this when I first responded to your post, but when I did, I tried editing my post and I'm wondering if you saw it. Rule #1 states that you need to include her breed. You can just edit your post to put it in, then let me know when you have so I can fix the Spreadsheet. Thank you!)

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I just realized that Fixed

Thank you!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Entry #3:
Name: French Fry
Age: 3.5 years
Breed: Cinnamon Queen
This is a pretty mellow year for Frenchy’s molt it seems like

Mellow or not, it still looks rough to me!