10/10/2026
Tips for the weather changes.
Its starting to cool off and I am sure some have seen their birds starting to Molt. Here are some things to remember during this time of year.
1. Your birds need alot of energy during cooler months to help keep warm and Regrow there feathers before the real cold comes in the following months. REMEMBER to feed your birds a well balanced feed. Start with a min 18% Protein feed. But also make sure that other things like Fats and Calorie content is also a bit higher to help them stay warm and get over a molt faster and keep egg production up. Feeding 16% feeds just make your birds take longer to go through the molt process and slow egg production down.
2. Now is a great time to treat your birds for things like Mites, lice etc. with cooler temps setting in Rodents are looking for warmer places to hide like in some bedding or in a nice warm coop. Rodents and a major carrier of things like Mites and lice So Eliminating Rodents and treating your flock this time of year is best.
3. Keeping moisture out of your coops and runs. With cooler temps setting in and Molting season here its important to cut out moisture in your coops and runs if possible. Help them stay warm and dry so that they can get through this season easier. Those that do the deep bedding method Now is the time to flip and add dry bedding to your coops. Flip the wet stuff so it dries out while adding more dry bedding to help dry it out and help keep them warmer.
4. Add things like sunflower seeds to their daily feed. Ferment their feed. This is more nutritious for them and it makes it easier for them to digest the feed.
Just a few easy and simple things to do to help your feathered friends get through this season easier. They will thank you for making there lives easier Im sure!
Happy Chicken Keeping.