I noticed that there were quite a few feathers scattered around in the coop yesterday. Well as it turns out, Sweetie and Snickers are molting. At first I thought they had gotten some kind of disease, but later after researching on the internet, I found out that this was normal! Its a good thing that they're molting in the Summer, but I'm worried about Checkers because she hasn't done it yet.
If Checkers molts in the winter she may get frostbite and we would have to put her in the garage. Hopefully Checkers will molt soon!
When chickens molt, I read that they don't lay any eggs. This is OK for us though because we don't depend upon they're eggs.
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