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Why Are My Chickens Losing All Their Feathers? | Complete Molting Guide

Is your chicken coop covered in feathers? Don't worry - your chickens are just going through their natural molting process! In this video, we explain everything you need to know about chicken molting, why it happens, and how to help your flock through this important time.

What You'll Learn:
✅ What molting is and why chickens lose their feathers
✅ Natural triggers including temperature changes, daylight, and laying cycles
✅ When young chickens molt vs adult chickens
✅ Stress-related molting causes
✅ How to help your chickens with high-protein food
✅ What to avoid during the molting process
✅ Timeline expectations and monitoring tips

Key Topics Covered:

Natural molting triggers (temperature, daylight, hormones)

Young chicken molts at 4-6 months

Adult molting cycles (18-24 months and yearly)

Stress molting from lighting changes, heat, predators

Hen to rooster ratio and feather loss

Broody hen behavior

High-protein feed and supplements

Avoiding stress during molt

Monitoring for bullying and injuries

How to Help During Molting:
🥚 Increase protein with layer pellets (higher protein)
🐛 Add supplements: scrambled eggs, mealworms, fly larvae, sunflower seeds
💧 Consider vitamins and probiotics in water
🚫 Avoid adding new birds or moving coops
🧹 Wait to do deep coop cleaning until after molt
💡 Keep lighting schedule consistent
👀 Watch for bullying and separate if needed

Molting typically lasts several weeks (3+ weeks) and egg production will decrease or stop during this time. Be patient with your flock - they'll be back to laying once they have their new feathers!

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00:00 - Intro - Molting Chickens
01:06 - What causes Molting
02:05 - Other reasons for Feather lose
02:57 - Marker 6
04:04 - How to help Molting chickens
05:15 - Things to avoid during molting
06:27 - Monitor chickens