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by Jbob1390 on June 3rd, 2008

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Why is my chicken losing feathers

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  • by Galeanda on June 7th, 2008

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    It sounds just like it's molting to me. Chickens molt, losing their old feathers and growing new ones. They can be early molters or late molters. The early ones do it slowly dropping just a few feathers at a time and it can last from 4-6 months. The late molters do it much quicker and it takes just about 2-3 months total.

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