does this sound like a moult

[olive]

hi,
when chickens are in a moult, how quickly do they lose feathers? one of my hens has recently been poorly and has just finished a course of antibiotics, and although she has picked up remarkably, she is losing feathers left right and centre,
if she sits down, when she gets up there are 30/40 feathers, if she shakes, the same thing. i came downstairs to find a pile of feathers on the kitchen floor, for a minute i thought a cat had caught something. does this sound like a normal loss? she has never moulted before so i guess its time she is about 2 years.
thanks Olive

[jellykelly]

Certainly sounds like it.

My white cochin is currently moulting. She moves and drops feathers. The run looks like there has been one almighty pillow fight whilst we weren't looking

[Mollie333]

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Yep normal, Effy has just had her chicks,and now is moulting.

[RhysJordan]

Bob and Betty are moulting loads at the moment.
The MD's moult most of the time so I find loads of brown feathers.