Two moults in 3 months: NORMAL? NOT? HELP!!!

[pawsplus]

OK -- thanks! Yes, it was ungodly hot July-Aug. Their run is nice and shady and they seemed fine (and it's always hot here in the summer) but all the same it may have affected them. I hate seeing her looking so pitiful twice in one year, though! She's such a butch hen, and I'm used to seeing her as invulnerable!

 

[Lucysmom002]

it was extremely hot here too this summer, we even put an air conditioner in the coop. I had the moulting thing going on too. I assumed it was from my chickens being different ages. I didn't know they need more protein after moulting. I have some now that are growing new neck feathers only. I have no idea how to answer you since I'm fairly new to chickens myself. I find this thread interesting though. I'd like to find more information on moulting. All my chickens that are sick happen to be growing in new feathers in various areas. ugh

 

[whamo]

My 2.5 year old Buff Orpington is going into her second moult; my Aracauna, same age, gently moulted at the end of July, then the Buff O moulted HEAVILY in August, then the Aracauna moulted heavily towards the end of August, and now the Buff O is showing signs of moulting again. I do not know what to look for for parasites. This is a small backyard flock of three; the barred rock lost a few feathers but has not had a heavy moult. We haven't had eggs since mid-August.