What Is Molting What To Do Chicken Care Youtube In today's video we are going to be talking about your chickens molting. what is molting?what triggers it?how long does it take?will hens lay during this tim. Carolina coops poultry specialist kristen warren talks about molting in chickens. she discusses how to know when your chicken is molting or if something else.
How To Care For Molting Chickens вђў The Farmer S Lamp A molting chicken looks like a hot mess. there are feathers all over the coop, and the chicken probably has bald patches where respectable feathers used to b. As you probably know, feathers are around eighty five percent protein, so during the molt hens need to increase their protein intake. for the molting period and a couple of weeks after, switch them to a feed that has no less than eighteen percent protein or gamebird feed which is twenty or twenty two percent. A peaceful coop helps your chickens molt without added anxiety. limit handling: when chickens are molting, they lose their feathers. this can make their skin more sensitive. thus, chicken keepers need to handle their flock as little as possible to avoid making them uncomfortable. Make sure the chicken is not damaged. if the damage is to one or two feathers, clean them first with vetericyn, and then cover the wound with blue kote, which camouflages the red color. it reduces the likelihood of the chicken being pecked. just to be sure, keep checking.
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