- Feb 24, 2014
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A question about the BA's.
We have 28 pullets with one roo, and the 3 BA's we have are losing feathers on their backs much more than any of the other chickens we have.
I know it's from the rooster treading, but I just wonder why these three are having more of a problem. I thought that with so many girls and one roo we wouldn't have this issue. Do the BA's have lighter feathers? I know they are very fluffy, but so are the Silver Laced Wyandottes. They aren't having this problem.
I'm going to order some hen saddles for the BA's because I think they may start having a problem because of the bare skin...
Are the BA's older than the other pullets? Onyx has lost a lot of feathers simply because she was the first pullet available. (And we had two roosters)
I'll be posting pix of Una (a.k.a. Nipper) soon. She's another hen-raised chick.
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