I've got six chickens, generally happy, but they haven't molted since that first time as chicks. They just turned 1 year old at the end of last month, and their feathers have not been shed. Is this normal? Thanks.
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Thank you so much!Chickens can molt at any time of year or any age. However, normal is in their second autumn and each autumn thereafter. Since your birds are now a year old, I would expect them to molt around August to October if you are in the Northern hemisphere.
Start saving eggs now because there will be a dearth of eggs after they start molting.