The View From the Farm - Latest comments on What To Do When Your Chickens Lose Their Feathers http://www.plamondon.com/b2evolution/blogs/blog4.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 In response to: What To Do When Your Chickens Lose Their Feathers Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:01:48 +0000 AJ Wischmeyer [Visitor] c670@http://www.plamondon.com/b2evolution/blogs/ My production red hens just can't eat enough protein to support good sets of feathers and still lay every day, so they just continue to lay every day and go naked most of the year. Our Dark Cornish, on the other hand, look pretty good even when molting. But they only lay once in a while. http://www.plamondon.com/b2evolution/blogs/blog4.php/2009/10/16/what-to-do-when-your-chickens-lose-their#c670 In response to: What To Do When Your Chickens Lose Their Feathers Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:55:56 +0000 DOROTHY MALM [Visitor] c664@http://www.plamondon.com/b2evolution/blogs/ I've kept chickens since 1971 and have noticed most of the softer feathers from a molt are eaten by my hens. It's a crude form of protein. http://www.plamondon.com/b2evolution/blogs/blog4.php/2009/10/16/what-to-do-when-your-chickens-lose-their#c664