feathers aren't growing

I have two month old pullets, all have been fully feathered for several weeks. All except for this one. We just got through treating a nasty scab on her back from her picking at herself (hence the purple stain, thanks Blu-Kote). Now her feathers are finally coming in there, but they look…...

I have 5 hens no roosters. They are well fed, free range for several hours a day plus have a decent size run rest of the time. In last 8-12 weeks all the hens seem to be molting all but one is back to being fully feathered. I have one hen whose back remains bare. Just curious what could be...

One of my silver laced wyandottes started to molt and then quit midway though. She's often seen on her own so I think she is bullied. I separated her to give her time to grow her feathers in peace, but after a month of isolation she only managed to regrow the ones picked out on her back from...

I had a feather pecking saga in July between my 6 girls whilst they were left in their small run by my neighbour when we were on Holiday for a week. Came back to very bare hens! I have 6 in total, 1 has fully grown all her feathers back in the space of 2 weeks as she was seperated due to an...

Hi all - I have a 2 1/2 year old Pekin duck, Winnie, and her wing tips have almost always had trouble coming in. I’m wondering if there could possible be a reason for this, or if anyone else has experienced this? And if there is a solution? This is a year round situation for her. She’s...

So my hens are about 9 months old and I've always had trouble with my them pecking each other and pulling feathers out. I've tried blu-kote, Vetericyn Antimicrobial Poultry Care Spray, letting them free range more to get away from each other, and vitamin supplements in their water. Nothing seems...

Hello, My little Dumplin who is about a year and half old is missing a ton of feathers on her belly. You can only see it when I pick her up and she is not missing any around her vent. I noticed a few missing on her head but not bad. I checked her for mites, I have not noticed any bullying...

I have attached a couple pictures of my salmon faverolle. She has missing neck and butt feathers. They’ve been missing since February but it’s recently gotten worse and she stopped laying. She eats fine and acts normal. Is this mites/lice, pecking or what? I know she self pecks her neck on...

New quail mama here! I have 5 Coturnix chicks that are about 4 weeks now. Their feathers are changing to adult feathers, but they are looking super scruffy. Is this normal?

I have a 5 month old Barred Rock Roo, which I bought from TSC. He has developed well…Just no impressive tail feathers yet! Will he ever grow a typical roo tail?

Hello all! I am a new chicken owner; I got two chickens a few days ago! Unfortunately I do not trust the place we got them from too much because although they seemed sufficiently (barely sufficiently) cared for, my chicken was definitely the victim of some bullying and pecking from other...

Hello! Before I dive into this, I just wanted to say that I know that I have already posted about this problem, but I didn't receive any effective help....Therefore, I am hoping that more people will see this, and offer any advice! Thanks so much in advance!! In September 2020 one of my hens...

My silkie Gertrude had this beautiful poof on top her head. She looked magnificent. That is till the other started bullying her really bad. Her head feathers were plucked off. Then they never regrew. It’s almost like it just callused over? It’s been this why for a few months and still nothing...

I have been noticing a loss of feathers on half of my hens butts but no where else all the hens that loss feathers had to be cleaned due to being covered in poop. They all are eating fine and drinking no noticeable change in their behaviors. I also haven’t noticed any pecking or any behaviors of...

My girl Wanda has been missing this patch of neck feathers for over a month. I have checked my entire flock for mites/lice multiple times and don’t see any so I figured it was molting - they started growing back and I didn’t think much of it but the last week they’ve started to fall again and...

Hi Everyone 👋 So I’d like to ask everyone, how many treats they feed their chickens, what treats and how often. Basically, my chickens are losing feathers and according to the vets it’s a parasite in their skin, which they are on medication for. However they also pluck at each other a lot and...

Gertrude is a Welsummer, whose tail has never come up. She is one of the bottom of the pecking order. At 25 wks., she acts normally, eats and poops just fine. Many of her tail feathers were still not fully opened, and in their sheaths. I scratched off most of them. Has anyone seen anything like...

Hello everyone! Hope you are all doing well and staying safe in the most unprecedented times of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have had my 5 girls since the start of last year and all has been well and they have all been happy and healthy. Around October last year one of my girls, Jane, started to...

I have some jersey giant chicks that are four weeks old and all are growing out feathers and doing fine except for one. She is a bit smaller then the rest and only has adult feathers on the very end of her wings. Other than that she only has the little baby fluff unlike all the other chicks. Why...

Hello everyone! Some background: My ducks were born in June of 2017. Being a first time duck/chicken mom, I when they came to age, I promptly trimmed their flight feathers in fear of them flying away. One of the ducks has molted multiple times in the years since, but the other duck still has...