Forced molting, sometimes known as induced molting, is the practice by some poultry industries of artificially provoking a flock to molt simultaneously...

In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process...

outdoors and cannot be raised in cages. Only natural molting can occur within the flock; forced molting is not allowed. Organic certification also requires...

Pelícia, K.; Silva, A.P.; Vercese, F. (2009). "The Effects of Alternative Forced-Molting Methods on The Performance and Egg Quality of Commercial Layers". Brazilian...

declined to take a position against other controversial practices such as forced molting and gestation crates. In June 2005, New York Times editor Lawrence Downes...

crowded inside battery cages and a monk discussing the practice of forced molting. PETA cited earlier statements by Pope Benedict XVI on factory farming...

year-round. In addition, forced molting is commonly practiced in the US, in which manipulation of light and food access triggers molting, in order to increase...

commercially viable at around thirteen months and is called a "spent hen". Forced molting Creith, Elizabeth. "When Chickens Stop Laying Eggs". Farmer's Almanac...

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Pelícia, K.; Silva, A.P.; Vercese, F. (2009). "The effects of alternative forced-molting methods on the performance and egg quality of commercial layers". Brazilian...