What Happens When Chickens Molt?

Thanks, I learned a few things!

Great Information! thanks for the great article Mountain Peeps!

Very helpful article for a new chicken owner!

Great information with pictures for visual learners like me.

My broody hen was having difficulties and didn't hatch her clutch of eggs. So I hatched them for her in the incubator and gave her the chicks. She began molting soon after I gave her the chicks and finished molting shortly before she finished rearing them. I wasn't sure what was wrong with her because it was the first time "we" had hatched eggs. Now she looks beautiful again.

Great idea for an article, very informative!

very helpful information

Clearly and matter of factly presented. Great illustrative pictures and diagrams.

Everyone should read this. We would all be more understanding of our "freeloading " hens.

Amazing article. I’m glad I don’t molt!

Very interesting article! Thank you for making and sharing!

Thanks again, especially liked the extra nugget about rating layers by the way they molt!

Great article explaining the molting process. I LOVE that you included tips on supporting a flock molting...as this is always my first concern for my girls!

This article was a good summary of the molt, and why it happens. I learned some new and interesting facts about it too!

great article for me as a new chicken owner. So much info here I didn’t know .. will be going back to re-read and take notes. My girls are 15 weeks so I’m expecting to see a molt before long.

Great article. Very informative!

Very informative and thorough. I should be able to tell when my chickens start to molt and it clears up some questions I've had. Thanks for sharing.

Loved this article! And I very much appreciate the suggestions, I've been looking for ways to help them through their molt.