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You've got a "cross beak" deformity. Things don't go well for those little guys as they get older...can't eat or drink as it grows and worsens. Some will do heroics to feed them when they are like this but it may be more humane to cull it now while it is little. Sorry for the bad news. Take care.

No I do not.

And that is exactly what happened...after 7 months of losing feathers and looking horrid, Edelweiss is regrowing and looking MUCH Better! She molted fully when the majority of the others did and then quickly regrew. Just a note, I did a lot of supplementing with the dehydrated grubs and made...

No, no rooster!

Organic layer feed, “Grubblies” (dehydrated soldier fly larvae),a little oatmeal mixed with scratch To get them into run when they’ve been out, and random kitchen/garden veggie and fruit scraps. Thank you for your response! Hoping she’ll start getting feathered out before it turns too cold.

I have an Easter Egger (approximately 14 mos old when feather loss began now 20 months ) that began loosing feathers as if molting in April...feather loss continued through the summer on neck and upper part of wings. Vent area seems fine, and I have seen no indication of mites. I have 14 other...

HI All, Last week as I was giving my 3-4 year old Wyandotte hen a once over cause she was acting as if she didn't feel well, I discovered that when I picked her up that she spurted a bunch of bad smelling fluid from her crop...it was not mucous and after a few attempts to clear her crop, I found...

And another!!!! https://www.wideopenpets.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-molting-chickens/

https://farmingmybackyard.com/chickens-molting/

Here is one of many articles to help you understand the annual molt in chickens https://www.grit.com/animals/molting-what-is-it--how-to-help-chickens-get-through-it

Depending on how significant the molt is...up to 3 months. Sometimes they lose a lot of feathers, sometimes they only lose some.

It's also molting season now but I would think a possum would eat/break eggs. and they could definitely scare them.

I once had an entire summer where most/many eggs were broken, pecked or knocked out of the nesting boxes. It took me several months (!!!) to finally find out that it was blue jays flying into the coop (barn door was open) and pecking the eggs (or knocking them out). Had never heard of that...and...

Agreed. I've never had any roos (but many times I have thought I did). Keep watching...one can never be TOO sure too soon. Good Luck. Vickery