Glad to join the BYC community. I've been reading threads from the site for a long time but decided to join just now. I only have few chickens. I have 1 Rooster, 3 hens and 3 chicklings. They have a coop and are free ranged along with chicken feed I give them. Not much more to say than that for...
I have had the same problem. My best guess is parasites. If the feather fall out or stop growing off the stick part, its 1 of 2 things. Some disease/cancer/illness is compromising the part of the body that produces it. Likely not this. Or, the body can't get the nutrients necessary to produce...