How to Care for Molting Chickens (Avoid Issues!)

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Who's got feathers all over their yard? ✋🏽🤣🐔🪶

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Feathers no eggs

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

Feathers no eggs

[@Kendaducote]

Every time I open the coop I panic to see if anyone is dead. The amount of feathers is staggering. My poor ee frizzle has had no feathers in her neck for several months, not sure if that's just basic molt. But many of my girls are in full molt now.

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

@@Kendaducote some chickens look like they will die but no soon enough they grow back out. I remember my aunt had to build a cage in her basement and it was just too cold for late moulting chickens. I am glad I am in Florida now, I don't worry about my birds freezing.

[@naegwut]

Not yet in Los Angeles

[@janinebryant8230]

one afternoon i got a knock on my door from animal control. someone had reported me for chicken abuse because my chickens were naked . we went up to the coop and she just about died laughing. my girls were running around, the picture of health, in the end stages of molting. 😂

[@misspersnickety3674]

That's really funny😂

[@anarchist_parable]

People need to mind their business, I swear 😂

[@whatafriendwehaveinjesus5354]

I can relate to the girls. I had a serious surgery, and it caused a lot of stress on my body. Well... I, too, lost half my hair. I consider myself a frizzle . Lol 😂

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Haha yep I get that. I'm glad you're okay!

[@whatafriendwehaveinjesus5354]

Wow can not believe you are going to be 50. I thought you were in your 30s. You go momma 👏 ❤

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Wow, thank you!

[@Teri6419]

​Well, Miss Dalia, your lovely spirit shines brightly. You're beautiful inside and out. I so appreciate your educating us all.

[@Wuuupp5500]

😂😂😂

[@samanthahoos9827]

😊 In the winter I give my flock heated oatmeal, stale homemade sourdough bread and homemade pancakes/waffles. Summer time I freeze garden harvests that aren’t that bad so they can have over winter too. I also buy fly larvae and mealworms over winter along with kitchen scraps.

[@itscheriebaby]

My poor baby girl...she is 17 months old...I thought she was sick. She was acting super off and was making me think at first she was goin bruddy(sp?) But she hadn't laid an egg for 13 days then she was just laying around where ever, barely eating and her poop size was like when she was just a week old. Well, 5 days ago she started losing her feathers (and squawking a lot) when I picked her up...in clumps of like 5 to 10 feathers! I freaked out but we are now getting through it as I did some research on the interwebs and realized that I am actually hurting her and stressing her out by picking her up and cuddling with her and even just touching her! She has about 10% of her original feathers left now and the rest of them are flying around the neighborhood(😂sorry neighbors, not sorry😂) Her pin feathers are coming out nice and she is enjoying being picked up a little bit more now...she is back to eating and pooping full sized poops again and likes being held again! 🎉🎉🎉

[@dianahowell3423]

OMG, some of them look like Skexxi from Dark Crystal!

[@dianeespinoza8647]

😂😂 yes they do. There are not many people that know that reference .

[@questioneverything9014]

First full year of having chickens and ours are starting the molt. All your videos really helped along on this journey and love your approach on the information and to not get too stressed out very much appreciated ❤ thank you

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

You're so welcome!

[@SequoiaRaven]

Another good way to help your chickens when they're molting is by feeding them all sorts of weeds. Almost all "weeds" are full of nutrients, immune boosting compounds and more. You don't have to buy anything if you don't want to! For example dandelion and pigweed are high in amino acids (compounds that MAKE protein), antioxidants, calcium, vitamin C (more than in 3 oranges mind you) and more! Happy weeding / chicken feeding! :)❤

[@rainbowconnected]

"Weeds" are amazing for chickens! Mine adore chickweed (shock), lamb's quarters, plantain, violets, dandelions and so many more. Nettles (dried, so they don't sting) are a huge hit and incredibly nutritious and full of protein. I mix the dried nettle into their soaked food and also make them herbal tea with nettles in them. They love both.

[@SequoiaRaven]

@@rainbowconnected Love it! My chickens, ducks and turkeys absolutely love stinging nettle too! Although they eat it fresh lol 😆. I like your use of quotation, I don't think there are actually weeds... they're just all medicine! Here in Canada we call Lamb's quarters pigweed but I hear that in the East part of the USA it's called fathen and for good reason they love it ( although I don't think they'd get fat off of it)! Thanks for the story! :) 😀

[@tinab7791]

My Freddy totally molted during the coldest part of our winter, I felt so terrible for her. I actually bought a radiant panel heater for her during that time, I don't really think she would have survived the cold without it. Of course I would have brought her in if it came down to that.

[@ivirnovana1664]

Shame 😢❤she did not answer you

[@20NewJourney23]

Our Sapphire Gems quit laying over winter and never really started back up. From my seven SGs I get at most 2 eggs daily from them. It's mid-summer now... I finally see that they are molting. So hopefully after they finish molting we will get eggs from them again. We feed a high protein diet (20+% protein daily). I really didn't expect to see a severe lack of eggs from my girls - ever - even during molt because of feeding high protein. I guess we will start experimenting with feeding lower protein and back to higher to see if it affects their egg production (post-molt). We're struggling so badly with finances right now, and we may have to sell or give away (or eat) half or more of our flock(s) unless egg production ramps back up so that we can sell eggs again.

[@Wuuupp5500]

Feed your chickens soaked oats during molt and heated summer keeps moisture in them

[@annashairtrigger]

It looks like a chicken massacre in my run right now. Even if I rake it up everyday it still looks the same! My bantam frizzle has a completely bald belly, butt & neck, with crazy skeleton wings every other year but she’s still the rooster’s #2 favorite (she’s also his biological mother 🥴). I love when chickens sunbathe. My silkies look like piles of lint out of the dryer. I crack up every time I see it 😂 They’re all so darn cute!

[@patriciadunaway3894]

Thanks for the herb list. Will add to scrambled eggs

[@AJsGreenThumbLLC]

It is a freakish and hilarious time. I only have one girl molting nowhope the rest catch on and wrap up before Old man winter gets here. Happy Early Birthday!!!

[@silviadias7791]

My chickens have started molting about the end of last month. I thought it was a little early but maybe not. Thank you for this great information!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Every year I think it's early and then I realized summer is almost over! 😫

[@annashairtrigger]

Same! It started with my Americano, she’s done but everyone else is a hot mess now 😂

[@melissalong9517]

My girls strated about a month and a half ago and looks like new feathers coming back so should i give them extra bc they are young and seams like they are doing okay if Roo would give them a break it would help 😂 first time chicken owner helped my dad with his as a younger kid don't remember them molten tho ​@@WelcometoChickenlandia

[@GreenfieldsHomeplace]

Oh thank you Dahlia! I have two Bieldefelder chickens and they are the main two molting right now. Their feathers are EVERYWHERE. 😂 I knew chickens went through molt but I didn’t realize just how major the molt would be. We do have cold winters here in Virginia, so I’m glad they’ll be getting some new, strong WARM feathers. 🐓

[@wendyedwards1834]

Thank you so much for all your information and guidance. I just bought a piece of of land for my mini homestead. It’s my retirement dream. You’re helping me with my due diligence portion so I can have the best setup and make all the plans

[@fatjellydonutglaze2230]

My chickens don't get that bad they get few spots here and there that's it sometimes barely noticeable😊

[@KellyHolmes-v7g]

I bought your book at tractor supply. ❤❤❤❤ love it.❤❤❤❤.

[@MorePranaGardens]

Yes! North Texas summers without ReLyte would be extra rough! Happy birthday. Welcome to your 50s (it's so much better!)

[@ivirnovana1664]

It is in my yard in my house everywhere feathers❤❤😂😂😂😂😂 I love you so much your videos teachers us everything so we can take care of our backyard chickens more better and give them a happy life I get so excited when you release a new video I pray to God that you carry on doing what you doing we blessed to have you as our teacher we love you so much the name of Jesus Christ amen 🙏❤ 💖

[@ZoomerPrepper]

everyone is molting super early!! gonna be an interesting winter...

[@samanthahoos9827]

❤ I have a barn/coup electric heater that turns off if it tips so my husband built a hanging system that won’t allow it to move even if you bump your rake handle on it or head, but gives just a enough heat to the barn/coup to keep cool drafts at bay overwinter days when it’s a sow storm or under 30’F. No, my chickens don’t need it, but it makes me keep their combs from frost bite.

[@Baxfam1]

No way! Redmond makes things for chickens? I’m a huge Redmond real salt fan but that is really cool!

[@theITGuy-no3nt]

Take all the products out before putting the chicken in the shower! We've had to wash a poopy/muddy hen and it can go either way. The warm water works to calm, but getting there, and transitioning to a towel and a blow dryer can be difficult to pull off smoothly.

[@tracyroake2815]

Hello from springfield! I only have two girls left. One is a buff orpington and my old English game fowl. I'm having a hard time getting my girls back on pellets. They had completely stopped eating pellets. neither one of them lay anymore which is not an issue. Their pets you know. I got a new kind of feed my sister recommended and my girls won't touch it. It has pellets and other things as well. Scratch yes we will eat scratch. I don't know how to get them back on the pellets cuz they're getting way too much corn I think

[@monana1711]

If you can afford it, Four Miles has feed scratch they say has no corn.

[@gigisgarden8044]

Girl get out! I'm about to be 45 and I totally thought you were younger than me. Happy early Bday! 🎉

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Thank you!!

[@James2PlayzMC]

Thanks a lot Dalia- Legend ❤

[@onemoredoll5791]

Southern Cali here - My Brahma started Aug 1. She looks awful. The others havent started yet.

[@katharinecox5200]

You gave some kooky looking chickens, I love them! Thanks for all this info. I want to up my chicken game and this is great place to get into it. I've been so focused on new ducks and geese I feel my chickens are a bit neglected so thanks fir the timely reminder and info. Now I got to go goggle what a frazzled is.

[@crystalquisalas]

One thing that so many people don't understand is that animals in the wild are hardy and resilient because the vast majority of the ones born die. The modern chickens may be less resilient, but part of that is because we don't just let the weak ones die. So yes, you can let your weaker chickens die during a hard molt or die during a cold winter. Or you can be a good steward of the animals in your care and give them what they need to thrive. Nature is cruel. We don't have to be.

[@debbiependleton8507]

My adult chickens haven't molted since they were baby chicks. They shed 1 or 2 from time to time but a full on molting, that hasn't happened yet. My 7 mth old chicks keep feathers in their runner and coop. I am always raking them up.

[@ReadtheApocrypha]

The sun, right?! Unbelievable how hot it has been.

[@misspersnickety3674]

I agree with your rant😅 My Ameraucanas were fine in Colorado's cold weather, but since we've moved to Oklahoma, the heat distresses them, so that I use fans to ease the heat, and spray water on the ground for them to scratch in. I think the temps are easing a bit with fall approaching and I am grateful!

[@Featherfuss]

I have one that always molts in January. She is why they all get a sweeter heater. 😊

[@barnetteschickensanctuary]

I recently found your channel and I love it so much. Your videos are so informative and I'm learning a lot! Thank you for sharing your chicken knowledge with us, Dahlia!

[@hestiasgardenhomestead7562]

There's always that one rooster or duck that wants to be the center of the attention.

[@georgeingridirwin6180]

Our girls are only 5.5 months old. I have been concerned about the molting. So thank you for talking about it. Makes me more comfortable with the idea & I'm so thankful for your tips. Bless you!!! 😊

[@itscheriebaby]

Your girls will most likely not molt until next year...mine are 17 months now and just started their first molt.

[@georgeingridirwin6180]

@@itscheriebaby Thank you, I was trying to figure out when they might molt. So this was very helpful!! Thanks so much for all you do to teach us.

[@GeorgeRyman]

Hello just wanted to maybe add that some chickens who have been rescued from a commercial setting may not moult at this certain time of the year as they may have been recovering from those conditions which are extremely unnatural. Hope this helps anyone who is concerned

[@terrih495]

I make sole water with Redmond's real salt!

[@lisamielke2607]

❤😊

[@saraanderson8858]

I'm more and more conviced that I have mutant chickens. Only one of them will eat scrambled eggs. They don't like fresh herbs. They don't like most fruits and veggies, and apparently they don't molt. /s My little bantam is 2+ years, and my other hens are 16-18 months, and I only see a few feathers here and there. No exploding chickens so far.

[@spiritaelove2104]

Watching the movie with a side eye (taming care of my chickens at tge same time), I see tge Cayuga and I was briefly confused, wondering why my duck (a Cayuga, mottled now) is in that YT movie, then I realized it's just another Cayuga.. but I thought for a sec she was there

[@btolson66]

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[@jamescrowder6300]

When I was watching your video I couldn't help noticing Walter the duck and what caught my attention about Walter is (his)? Vocalizations, I've had chickens ducks geese turkeys all kinds of animals most of my life, so I think Walter might actually be female and maybe the only reason you have not got any eggs from Walter is because they require a mate and a pond or swimming pool kiddie pool something in order to breed properly, but I think you can Google it on the duck sounds of a female and male Pekin ducks. So if I am right you will be able to have some ducks too if that is what you wanted some people like hatching out their own chicks and ducklings and stuff like that..( I also subscribed to your channel, great info and ideas.

[@mbarbaris3923]

Thanks for your content. I get a lot out of it. I also LOVE your strawberry cup! Link?? ❤❤❤

[@Greens5511]

great info

[@susancroft8643]

Love your videos! I’ve always read though that chickens should not be fed garlic or onions…and even tomatoes. I’ve also read that rhubarb is toxic,but my chickens ate all the rhubarb leaves and stems and they’re fine! Can you comment on these foods? I’m confused! Thanks

[@annettemastenchickenlove]

Got one right now that's inside

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Some of them have such a hard time with their molt and it's sad!

[@annettemastenchickenlove]

​@@WelcometoChickenlandiayup mine are so tiny 1lb, scared it will make go downhill, just lost my favorite feathered baby 2 weeks ago still reeling from that.. love your videos girly❤

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

I was told if I needed to boost my chickens protein I was told to give them chick starter feed none medicated

[@eatyourcereal7353]

Hi, unfortunately my chicken contracted marek’s disease. I found her covered in ants last night in the coop. I don’t own a farm, she’s a backyard chicken and my 7 year old pet. I only saved her from the ants but she’s still paralyzed. I want to put her down but I don’t have the heart to. What should I do?

[@crazydaisyminds3597]

Random question. Do you have any advice on getting my shy Millie Roo to get out of the chicken coop. He gets picked on by this one hen I’m pretty sure and he will get pecked at then he flys up and won’t get out of the coop till I go out and push him out. Should I cage the bully at night? Or cage the bully for two weeks? I don’t have a large areas for one chicken to roam and the chicken doesn’t really mess with him to much in their run but it is making that roo skeptical to leave the coop so idk what to do. Anyone have any advice? Also happy early birthday!!!!🎉🥳 you look vibrant and amazing!

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Thank you for the birthday wishes! I would probably work on taking the bully down a notch. If you search my channel for "bully" you will get some good videos to reference!

[@crazydaisyminds3597]

@@WelcometoChickenlandia thank you! 😊

[@CluckinAround]

Feathers happen lol

[@petitemaam]

My love egger hasn't laid in 3 weeks. Comb is a pale. Been molting noticeably for a couple weeks. She's looking so funny lol. She eats, she's fine. I think molt is hitting her hard. Also my chickens won't drink water with the electrolytes recipe:(

[@CluckinAround]

I need a Walter 🤣

[@thespencerhomestead82]

✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻✋🏻

[@patty5023]

At what age do they have their first molt?

[@deloreszimmerman6234]

can you tell me how long unwashed eggs last in refrigerator

[@monana1711]

I have an Ayan Cemani/Black Cochin frizzle mix named Hennie. After her feathers came in as a pullet, she looked only like Black Cochin frizzle. After her last molt a lot of her new feathers are Ayan Cemani with the beautiful purplish sheen. All of her new feathers are smooth, not frizzle. This seems totally weird to me. What will she be the next time she molts?

[@Mary-iv3qs]

One of my RIRs molted last year and still hadn't grown her feathers back and of course no eggs from her either😢

[@WelcometoChickenlandia]

Hmmm that doesn't sound normal. Poor girl! Have you checked her for mites? It could be a genetic thing.

[@carolperry206]

Do you have hens that crow? I have 4 but do not have a rooster.

[@tammysmith7345]

BAD CHICKEN 🐔 LOL, GROUNDED 😂😂

[@JD-dh7bk]

Hello, I have noticed recently at roost time my flock being extra loud, pecking each other, pushing each other off roost. Coop is 13×10 6 roost bars 2- 12ft 3- 10ft 1- 5ft I use hemp bedding deep litter method. I haven't seen mites/lices. I have 33 birds in this coop 3 rooster 29 hens. I do have several girls molting. Is this the reason for their aggressive behavior? They do not act this way during the day. 2 of the hens have gotten so upset they've moved to youngster flock in my other coop. Anyway is there anything I can do? Or do I just have to wait out these sassy grumpy birds?¿??? Any advice is appreciated. ❤❤❤❤

[@marynoel6993]

Can you helping me understand how to help my chicken she has has sour crop for a couple of days and has not pooped in 24 hours

[@demideez9211]

Navarro, how dare you!

[@LC-777]

Oh bad hair days!

[@lizzysanders523]

None of mine have started moulting yet...is that normal?

[@carolperry206]

What kind of food do you give your chickens? Do you give the black fly as a treat?

[@ShortbusMooner]

Nobody is molting here, thankfully! Maybe skip a season, please.. 🤭