Chickens Molting in Winter: How to Help Your Flock
January 20, 2026Chickens molting in winter may not be an uncommon occurrence, but with proper care, your flock can thrive through a wintertime molt and be able to resume egg laying in the spring.
Feather Loss in Chickens: Causes and How to Prevent It
August 21, 2025Broodiness, parasites and roosters, along with molting, can cause feather loss in hens. Learn how to identify the cause and take appropriate action.
7 Best Herbs for Chickens During Molting Season
August 23, 2024Provide These Herbs to Help Your Chickens Feel Better When the Feathers Are Flying
What Is Molting & How Can You Help Your Chickens?
August 22, 2024How to Help Your Birds Through this Natural, But Uncomfortable, Process
Flying Feathers: A Few Facts About Chicken Molting
October 3, 2023Learn more about molting, the natural process in which a chicken sheds old feathers and grows new ones, by Chickens magazine editors.
5 Protein Sources You Can Offer Molting Chickens
September 29, 2022This time of year, egg production drops while chickens are molting—shedding old feathers to produce new ones. Here’s how you can help them through seasonal molt.
Some Chicken Behavior Can Be Downright Wacky!
September 28, 2022Some chicken behavior can be downright wacky, which is definitely the appeal of backyard poultry for many. Check out some weird things your birds may do.
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.
