Some feather loss. Just the fluffy ones though

[kristen2678]

I have a 10 week old BO Hen (I think). She is losing a handfull of feathers each day. It seems to be just the fluffy ones. I'm pretty sure she isn't being picked on. She is on Blue Seal Grower Cal 15%, some fruits and veggie scraps, has plenty of room in the coop and run and is out in the yard 3 or more hours each day. Is she just getting rid of her juvenile feathers making way for others? It has been in the 90's and humid here. Thanks

 

[Ridgerunner]

It is most likely molting. They lose head and body feathers before the wing and tail feathers. You can look through this K State site if you want to check for other possible reasons.

Kansas State feather loss
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2308.pdf