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Molting is the renewal of feathers. A chicken molts each year. They lose the older feathers, and grow new ones. Most hens stop or drastically slow egg production until after the molt is completed. The rate of lay for some breeds may not be affected, but their molting time is longer. Hens referred to as "late molters" will lay for 12 to 14 months before molting, while others, referred to as "early molters," may begin to molt after only a few months in production. Late molters are generally the better laying hens and will have a more ragged and tattered covering of feathers. The early molters are generally poorer layers and have a smoother, better-groomed appearance throughout the molt.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoChicken moulting is when a chicken sheds it's old, dead feathers to grow newer, healthier feathers.
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∙ 15y agoThey usually start molting in late July early august and are finished by November or December to be ready for the winter.
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∙ 13y agoEgg production stops or at least decreases dramatically. All the hens energies and nutrition goes toward the renewal of the feathers at this time.
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Can you show me a diagram of chicken egg laying cycle?
There are a few places to find a diagram of chicken egg laying cycle. The local library should be a good place to look.
Who lays the egg The chicken or the hen?
A hen IS a chicken. The female chicken as opposed to a rooster (male).The answer to your question is A hen chicken is used for laying eggs.
What does it mean when you get a black egg yolk?
It means the baby is about born or the baby died during the escape of the egg
What can cause a chicken to lay a bloody egg shell then die shorty after laying the egg the hen has a very bloody vent area?
Egg Peritonitis and Salmonella are the two diseases that can cause a chicken to lay a bloody egg shell.
How does a chicken eating mushrooms effect the chicken's egg or meat taste?
a non flying bird
How big is a chicken egg relative to the chicken?
Big enough to do the birthing job in relation to the size of the egg laying chicken.
What is a chicken giving birth called?
laying an egg
Can a chicken be used for laying eggs and for meat?
Most chickens are used for both egg laying and meat. A chicken lays the most year in her first year of egg laying. After two years, she is finished with her job of egg laying and is sent to the grocery store for someone to eat.
Does chicken nuggets come from chicken who don't lay eggs anymore?
No - the chickens do not start laying chicken nuggets after their egg laying days are over.
Can you show me a diagram of chicken egg laying cycle?
There are a few places to find a diagram of chicken egg laying cycle. The local library should be a good place to look.
How strong is a chicken egg laying down?
really hard.
Does cayenne pepper help chicken egg laying?
lol. NO!
How do you stop egg laying?
There is no way to stop a chicken from laying eggs; It's nature's way.
Who lays the egg The chicken or the hen?
A hen IS a chicken. The female chicken as opposed to a rooster (male).The answer to your question is A hen chicken is used for laying eggs.
What is the name of White-egg laying chicken with red earlobes and five toes?
The Dorking Chicken
Why would a healthy chicken die a day after laying a oily egg?
A normal egg is NOT oily.
Chicken laying mammal?
There is no mammal that lays chickens. Even chickens do not lay chickens: they lay eggs. there are two types of egg-laying mammals (not chicken-laying), and they are the platypus and the echidna.
