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My chicks have bare stomachs/chests?

post #1 of 5
4/26/12 at 11:33am
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I'm a first owner of eight baby chicks. 6 red pullets and two Barred Rock straight runs. They are about three/four weeks old and from what I can see most of them are bare right on what seems like a chest bone. They have most of their feathers everywhere else, I don't know if this is normal or I'm worrying about nothing but as a first time owner, I'd really like to be reassured.

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post #2 of 5
4/26/12 at 11:35am

any pictures?

 

Proud owner of 3 Dogs, 4 Black Silkies, and 10 Buff Orpington/Rhode Island Reds, 1 Black Sexlink, 1 Black Australorp, 1 Golden Comet, 1 Light Brahma, and 1 Barred Rock. Yet the most expensive habit I have is my wife of 1 year.

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Proud owner of 3 Dogs, 4 Black Silkies, and 10 Buff Orpington/Rhode Island Reds, 1 Black Sexlink, 1 Black Australorp, 1 Golden Comet, 1 Light Brahma, and 1 Barred Rock. Yet the most expensive habit I have is my wife of 1 year.

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post #3 of 5
4/26/12 at 11:40am
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Sadly, I do not have a working camera right now but none of them seem lethargic or anything. They're all as chipper as ever. The only thing seems to be the feathers. They're not completely bare but on some it seems pretty close.

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post #4 of 5
4/26/12 at 2:52pm
This is what I call the "awkward teenage phase". They get all gangly looking, their voices change and they have new feathers sprouting everywhere (and old feathers falling out...EVERYWHERE!). Sometimes, the cute baby feathers shed before the big ones have sprouted. I say, unless you nice evidence of picking or bugs, what you are describing sounds pretty normal. Good luck!
Nikki
*C'mon, get flappy!*
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Nikki
*C'mon, get flappy!*
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post #5 of 5
4/26/12 at 4:15pm
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No bugs and I haven't seen any picking (and I'll be the first to admit that I perhaps spend a bit too much time watching my newest babies). This makes me feel very, very relieved. I thought that might be the case but you can never be too sure! Thank you very much!

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