What Is Molting & How Can You Help Your Chickens?
August 22, 2024Help Your Birds Through this Natural, But Uncomfortable, Process
6 Expectations For Seasonal Molt
August 26, 2015Rachel Hurd Anger Our flock’s annual molt has always begun with the Polish in mid-summer. Next is the Partridge Plymouth Rock in late summer. In early fall, it’s the Australorp’s turn. Finally, the Silver Laced Wyandotte experiences her awkward nudity through the chilly days between Thanksgiving and the first days of December. This year, we’re […]
6 Ways to Give Molting Hens a Protein Boost
October 3, 2014Opening the coop to find a carpet of feathers that wasn’t there the day before can be shocking, whether you’re a beginning or experienced chicken keeper.
How to Care for Molting Chickens
December 30, 2013A reader’s young laying hens are losing their feathers and laying less eggs. She’s worried about her hens but she needn’t be. They’re probably going through their first molt.
