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That's a great question that I don't know the answer to, hopefully someone else will know. I wonder the same thing. My roo, that scalped all the ones above, was also an "accidental" roo that I couldn't bear to part with. Now, I have NEVER seen him mating, but obviously I know he does, so I was assuming that this must be happening from mating. The above poster with the bald chicken IS exactly how mine looked too, their head feathers are *trying* to grow back in. I've never had any other rooster of any other breed, so I have no idea if they're extra rough, or if Silkie feathers come out easier, or what. I do know I posted this very question, about why just the heads.... (not their backs or shoulders or necks), a while back but no one really answered me.
And my biggest question is, if they're always mating, will they always be walking around with crew cuts or bald like this? Or do they ever get a chance to grow it back in? That top pic of mine, Rachel, had a HUGE crest, big and round, and it's down to nothing.
That's a great question that I don't know the answer to, hopefully someone else will know. I wonder the same thing. My roo, that scalped all the ones above, was also an "accidental" roo that I couldn't bear to part with. Now, I have NEVER seen him mating, but obviously I know he does, so I was assuming that this must be happening from mating. The above poster with the bald chicken IS exactly how mine looked too, their head feathers are *trying* to grow back in. I've never had any other rooster of any other breed, so I have no idea if they're extra rough, or if Silkie feathers come out easier, or what. I do know I posted this very question, about why just the heads.... (not their backs or shoulders or necks), a while back but no one really answered me.