arowland17 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Probably a stupid question but our chickens are losing A LOT of feathers, and I just assumed this was their 1st moult (we got them 1 year ago at POL age) but I thought I had better check as I didn't want to just leave them to it if there was something else causing the feather loss! There's definitely no pecking, and it's big tail/wing feathers as well as loads of fluffy ones so seems to be all over loss as there's not any particularly bald patches. Also we have gone from having 4-6 eggs per week off each of the 2 hens to about 2 eggs per week in total!! They seem exactly as normal in their eating and drinking, and still fight to get out of the run and rush into the house at the first oppurtunity so don't seem ill, but is decreased egg laying characteristic of moulting?? One seems to of given up completely on egg laying!! And if this is them moulting, how long does it last (garden seems to be awash with feathers!!)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Sounds like moulting to me. If you've checked for other causes and found nothing, and they are behaving as usual, then don't worry. Just make sure you give them extra protein and chicken spice to help them feather up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
