This 32 page Storey's country wisdom bulletin contains practical hands-on instructions designed to help you master building rabbit housing. This book explains what you need to build and outfit a small noncommercial rabbitry and how to do it.
Chickens will molt at about 18 months of age. Molting is where they loose all or some of their feathers and stop producing eggs. This is a natural shedding of feathers. Molting may take 2-4 months.