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Weight loss while moulting??

Discussion in 'Managing Your Flock' started by Barnmaradotte, Jan 7, 2012.

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  1. Jan 7, 2012 #1
    Barnmaradotte

    Barnmaradotte Chillin' With My Peeps

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    One of my hens is going through a major molt right now and seems to have lost alot of weight also. Is it normal for them to loose weight during a moult? Fyi she is worm and mite free.
     
  3. Jan 8, 2012 #2
    flowergirl60

    flowergirl60 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Both of mine lost weight while molting. They looked really bad. But now their feathers are coming in and they are looking much better.
     
  5. Jan 8, 2012 #3
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member

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    Yes, sometimes alarmingly so. Once the feathers are most of the way grown back, they start gaining weight again, barring other issues.
     
  7. Jan 8, 2012 #4
    chicken delighted

    chicken delighted Chillin' With My Peeps

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    put her on some grower some thing with a higher protine content for a few weeks mix her layer feed in it after a few days and give her a vitiam E open the gel cap and squirt in to mouth also give BOSS.
     

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