We continue the mini-series with poultry nutritionist Jeff Mattocks of The Fertrell Company. This will be part 2 of our 3 part technical road series that we recorded on our way to Arkansas. That explains the road hum that I couldn’t get out, but everything is clear.

In this episode, we talk about molting;

• The natural purpose of molting.
• How pastured poultry producers use molting to achieve a productive second and third lay cycle.
• The right time and the humane way to molt a hen.
• Why force a molt instead of doing it naturally.
• Bringing the hens out of molt with proper lighting techniques.
• Reasons for unexpected molt.

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