After two years at Weber, Marriott felt it was time for him to transfer to the University of Utah. To earn money for tuition, he took a job selling woolen underwear to lumberjacks in the Pacific Northwest. During Marriott's senior year at the University of Utah, an A&W root beer stand opened in Salt Lake City. Impressed by its success and remembering his experience as a missionary, Marriott purchased the Washington-area A&W franchise.
Feathers are 85% protein so when birds moult, replacing their feathers, laying hens will usually stop producing eggs. Eggs are made up mainly of protein and it is too much for a hen to produce new feathers as well as eggs. Pure breeds usually take longer to moult than hybrid hens. Occasionally hens will lay the odd egg during the moult but most will take a break. When a hen is going to moult, her plumage will take on a very dull appearance. It normally takes about 6 weeks for a young healthy pure breed hen to complete a moult.
Report Abuse. Chickens pull feathers when they are bored and to confined of an area, if that's the case then they need more space. If you can't provide more space then I would consider finding homes for a few to ease up your space constraints.lucking is a sign that something is wrong. Normally plucking is from too much light or too close of confinement. Chickens that are in constant light will exhibit plucking behavior, make sure they are getting dark time.. If they are caged, consider giving them more space.