slow feather growth

Hello! I got four Jersey giant chicks four weeks ago, and I have a question for anyone familiar with the breed. I’ve noticed, compared to the other chicks I’ve raised, these girls look rough feather-wise. It’s like their bodies are growing too fast for their feathers? One in particular is a...

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...

I've got three chicks about 3-weeks old. One has shot up and surpassed the other two in growth the first week. They all eat like pigs, play, etc., nothing appears wrong. But, the two smallest are still just a ball of fluff. Why aren't they all growing at the same rate? One doesn't even have a...

Hello! I have four chickens, and this last winter, three of them molted off their back/saddle feathers. To keep them warm, I gave them aprons which they wore all winter, but when I took them off in spring, the feathers were still missing. I haven't observed any feather picking between them...

Hi All! I realize that several people have had experiences in the past with chickens that have developed odd lumps and bumps on their faces with no apparent cause. However, I thought I would share these pictures in case someone can now identify what's wrong with my hen. Researching it proved to...