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[Janepie33]

My Bluebelle Tilly stopped laying 3 or 4 weeks ago and got a bit fat. I thought she was going through the 'Henopause' and resigned myself to no more eggs from her, even though she is only 2 years old.

After spotting piles of browny grey feathers all over the place, it slowly dawned on me that she was moulting (I thought the feathers were from our 16 week old babies - they still get a bit bullied by the other 3).

When I had a close look at Tilly, I found lots of patches all over her, with new feathers growing through.

I always thought that moulting chickens got thin and miserable, but Tilly is fat and happy, but much quieter than usual.

Is this normal behaviour for a moulting chicken?