Why are they losing their feathers?

[ayahlove97]

Someone told me they are just molting but they stopped laying eggs and have been losing their feathers. Are they sick? Should I be more worried?

 

[AmandaMBG]

That's what happens when they molt. If you have layer it's a good idea to up their protein while molting by switching to a flock raiser or Grower/feather replacer feed. They can't molt and lay eggs at the same time. It takes too much energy and nutrients to replace all those feathers.