Ended Official BYC Contest - Worst Chicken Molt Pictures - Fall/Winter 2015

[chattery41]

Oh no, it took a couple months butt now i can't even pick it out of a line up

 

[Angie16hearts]

Oh no, it took a couple months butt now i can't even pick it out of a line up

oh good! Yay

 

[CraziChicnLadi]

The 3 molting ladies. All other breeds

 

[SigWaldo]

Rookie newbie question. My three ladies are about 25 weeks old. The are laying once a day. They get 14 to 16 hours of daylight each day. If I stop the lights will they go into a molt? Or are they to young to molt so soon?

 

[Exotica]

This is "Vera", our Vorwerk hen. She is about a week in to her first moult, she is usually a beautiful, proud girl but not during this time, she constantly hangs around sulking (unless mealworms are involved, soon perks up then)! I think i may show her some of the moulting photo's off here, she is nothing compared to some! This is also our first time dealing with a moult so it is a learning curve for all. My cream legbar also had a hard moult but i never got any piccies...wish i did...she was quite a state!

Oh my gosh! The misery on her face.. She's such an amazingly expressive girl!! I love it!!

 

[chicken4prez]

When are they going to announce the winners?

 

[N F C]

There isn't a definite close date from what I have seen. This is from the rules on page 1:
"Once we're past the molting season our esteemed panel of judges will pick a loser... er... winner!

"

 

[allosaurusrock]

Rookie newbie question. My three ladies are about 25 weeks old. The are laying once a day. They get 14 to 16 hours of daylight each day. If I stop the lights will they go into a molt? Or are they to young to molt so soon?

What do you mean, "stop the lights?" Do you let your chickens free range? I do, from about seven A.M. to seven P.M.

 

[SigWaldo]

They do free range until dusk. Then I supplement their exposure to light with a light in there coop. Basically the light mimics long days of sunlight.

 

[Mariejulianna]

I think it's absolutely hilarious when the crop is exposed and they have one tail feather.... looking like they've been in a fight with a weed whacker!

haha! Quite right!!