Ended Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures - 2024

[ACS285]

This is Nugget and she is a 9 month old Blue Laced Red Wyandotte. This is my first time experiencing a hard molt and same for her too. I feel so bad for her just look at her little tail!!!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

This contest is now closed. Thank to all who participated and good luck to the contestants! ​

 

[Farmgirl283420]

 

[alinas2010]

Chicken Nugget missed this contest and decided to drop all her fathers in the middle of a cold front. Poor little booger.

 

[Farmgirl283420]

Chicken Nugget missed this contest and decided to drop all her fathers in the middle of a cold front. Poor little booger.View attachment 4021735View attachment 4021736View attachment 4021737

Poor girl! She must be freezing.

 

[alinas2010]

Poor girl! She must be freezing.

Sadly, she is! It’s 10f this morning and lightly snowing. I opted to leave the coop door closed for her for a few hours today and the heater on. Poor gal, she’s just shivering even with heat!

 

[ACS285]

Chicken Nugget missed this contest and decided to drop all her fathers in the middle of a cold front. Poor little booger.View attachment 4021735View attachment 4021736View attachment 4021737

Aww poor girl! My Nugget is still dropping feathers like they're hot also. I have a heat lamp set up just for her to go and warm up under. I sit in the run with them sometimes and my Rooster is the snuggliest goof ball and will literally do anything for these hens. Up to and including letting Nugget borrow his tail feathers for a hat. Wish i could get a picture cuz it's happened a couple times where she goes up to him while he's standing there and she gets down and snuggles up to his butt, so just her beak and eyes are peering out between his flowing tail feathers. He just looks at her and stands there.
Haven't seen poop down the back of her yet so I assume he's being a gentleman about it.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Chicken Nugget missed this contest and decided to drop all her fathers in the middle of a cold front. Poor little booger.View attachment 4021735View attachment 4021736View attachment 4021737

Oh, poor girl! By any chance was these pictures taken this year (2025)? If yes, save them for the next molt contest this Fall.

 

[CCsGarden]

Chicken Nugget missed this contest and decided to drop all her fathers in the middle of a cold front. Poor little booger.View attachment 4021735View attachment 4021736View attachment 4021737

Bring her inside! Do not leave her out in the cold.

 

[alinas2010]

Aww poor girl! My Nugget is still dropping feathers like they're hot also. I have a heat lamp set up just for her to go and warm up under. I sit in the run with them sometimes and my Rooster is the snuggliest goof ball and will literally do anything for these hens. Up to and including letting Nugget borrow his tail feathers for a hat. Wish i could get a picture cuz it's happened a couple times where she goes up to him while he's standing there and she gets down and snuggles up to his butt, so just her beak and eyes are peering out between his flowing tail feathers. He just looks at her and stands there.
Haven't seen poop down the back of her yet so I assume he's being a gentleman about it.

Aw cute! Share a picture if you can get one! I literally was sure this girl wasn’t gonna molt and then about 3 days ago she just dropped everything!

Oh, poor girl! By any chance was these pictures taken this year (2025)? If yes, save them for the next molt contest this Fall.

Great idea! Yes. She started on like 1/3/25, so just perfect timing.

Bring her inside! Do not leave her out in the cold.

Slightly embarrassed to say that I’m keeping their coop at 60f because of her! she also isn’t leaving the coop, thankfully! If she gets any barer, I can promise you she will be inside these are my spoiled pets!!