I have read that corn is a hot food. Not like oats, wheat, etc. If a chicken is only given corn in the summer months(keep in mind these are also free range chicken) would this make there molt last all summer? My neighbor gives her chickens cracked and whole corn. Is there any nutrition in this diet? I wouldn't think so. Her chickens starting molting in the spring and they still don't have any feathers on their backs. Is this normal? I have never seen chickens go this long in a molt or what ever it is they are doing. Any suggestions? DJ