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Promotional poster for 'All About Chicken Molting' with an illustration of a molting chicken and 'The Happy Chicken Coop' logo.

Learn about the natural process of molting in chickens and discover effective ways to support them during this feather-loss phase. Enhance your knowledge on promoting feather regrowth for healthier and happier birds. Empower yourself with valuable tips to assist your molting chickens in their journey towards regaining their plumage.

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the ultimate guide to chicken molting for all types of hens and chickens

Caring for chickens can take an entire new meaning when you see your experience your first chickens molting. A chicken molt is a normal phase for your backyard chickens, but how long does the molt last? Is there anything you can do to care for your chickens while they molt? This ultimate guide to chicken molting will answer all of those questions, and more!

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molting chickens

Learn what you need to know to help your molting chickens. We'll discuss what to expect when they’re molting and how you can help them through the molting process. Molting chickens. Molting hens. How to help molting chickens.

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the ultimate guide to molting chickens and other backyard fowl

So you're raising chickens or other backyard fowl on your homestead. But do you know what to expect when they start molting? Before I started raising chickens, I had no idea and I learned a lot through first hand experience about when it comes time for them to molt. So I created this ultimate guide to molting chickens and other backyard fowl so that you don't stay in the dark when this yearly cycle starts happening to your flock.

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a brown and white chicken standing in hay next to a red sign that says, what you need to know about fall molting

Are your chickens looking just a bit rough or missing some feathers? If the temperatures are starting to dip, there is a good chance they're experiencing fall molting. Chickens molting can be surprising, and owners have to know how to deal with the problems, as well as how to help, such as adding more proteins to your chicken feed.

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the parts of a bird's feather on a wooden surface with labels labeled in english

Why do chickens molt, and how do they grow out new feathers? Even though all we see is a mass of feathers piled in the coop every day, molting is a complex process that happens every year in tune with a chicken's circadian clock. Find out what happens when the first feathers start to drop in summer.

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two chickens standing next to each other on top of dirt and grass with text that reads, the big reason some chickens molt faster faster than others

Why does it seem like some of your chickens molt in a matter of weeks, while others go through a full molt very slowly—sometimes taking months? It actually comes down to one big reason, and it's not something you can just speed up with diet or exercise. Here's why you should simply let nature take its course (and how to support your hens as they go through their molts, no matter how long it takes)

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a chicken is standing on the ground next to a fallen tree branch with text overlay that reads how to help chickens grow feathers back

Chickens molt once a year, and sometimes lose feathers due to mating or bullying. Get RSM's tips for how to help chickens grow feathers back.

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