OMG!!! Do chickens "blow" their feathers?

[gritsar]

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Oh Ridge! I'm not sure I can handle homework this morning! I'd flunk out of Chickens 101.
Most of the girls are growing them back fast and I have one hen that is continuing to lay despite the fact that she's naked. My rooster molted, lost everything and had everything back in about a week. Of course, he's not having to put anything into production of eggs.
Thanks for the link. I'll read it as soon as I can get my mind and my body on the same page today.
So, from reading that link I'd say I have about 1/2 early molters and 1/2 late molters in my flock. Doesn't matter much, since there will be no talk of getting rid of them.

 

[Southernbelle]

I'd like to see a picture of the naked chicken

Post a picture, pretty please, Gritsar!

 

[gritsar]

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Mrs. Speckledhen, the queen of the BYC flock has made a royal proclamation that molting hens are not allowed to be photographed.
I just brought Jezzie in a few minutes ago to show my DH. As far as I know there is no proclamation against that

Took her back outside, set her down, she shook off and POOF! There went the rest of the feathers.

 

[fasbendera]

The inside of the my coop looks like a feather pillow exploded. It is molting time here.

 

[Marlinchaser]

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Yeah what she said, oh wait she said chickens , hey what the heck I'll look at those pics too.

 

[gritsar]

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Yeah what she said, oh wait she said chickens , hey what the heck I'll look at those pics too.

Nope, not gonna say it. *walks away, shaking head*