Ended Official BYC Contest: Worst Chicken Molt Pictures, Fall-Winter 2013

[BuffBuff123]

Well, maybe on their neck, that's it!

 

[farmchickutah]

Oh mine have really been looking bad. This has been one of the worst molts ever this year. I am kind of worried about some of them because it is starting to freeze some nights.

 

[BuffBuff123]

Oh dear! If you do sewing, knit them a chicken jumper, I'm serious!! It really helps them!

 

[Jharper]

OMG, guys... this thead is an eye-opener!  I don't remember our hens looking quite that bad when I was a kid... might be repressing that memory!

Poor girls!  But I can't help but giggle.

X2!

 

[Betann]

This is worst ever.Crazy weather,they molted twice first time ever.

 

[CluckinghamPal]

Under Keeping Chickens Warm - I just posted a link to a cool video in New Zealand - of people knitting and sewing jumpers for rescue chickens. If you join the FB page it talks about - it has the patterns, crochet too!

 

[jnlo3000]

Awe!!! Most of mine are doing alright at the moment as you can see but most are just at or under a year old too. Will have to see more pics as they start to molt. Although I do have 4 leghorn- RIR crosses who have looked awful since August. Will have to find a good picture of them.

 

[Mummu]

Check this out! http://www.buzzfeed.com/babymantis/20-pictures-of-chickens-wearing-sweaters-1opu

 

[LindaMurphy]

I have never gone through a molt but I am sure glad I saw these before I did. I think I would have flipped out thinking I was losing my chickens and doing something terribly wrong. LOL

 

[jnlo3000]

Ok here is one of my crosses molting forever. I have 4 that look like this. Lol. On closer inspection my NHs look pretty bad too and my RIRs are losing their tails.