Awww so she’s gonna have a bald spot for a while. Thanks for explaining about the feather shafts- I didn’t know that and most likely would have posted in the future asking when her feathers would grow back.
Here is a pic of the injury- it’s just on the left side. The roo has a sharper spur on that side too, so I filed the spurs and nails just a few days ago.
HILARIOUS!!! What types of seeds were in those boxes lol??
While I don’t have any boxes from Burpee, I’m sure I could find a box that size or so here at work.... worst case scenario, it’s a new thing for them to check out in the coop, they like new enrichment items after a few minutes of fearing...
Thanks for the responses. I will take and post pic when I get home from work.
Something that could have been a big factor was this primarily occurred over the last 3 weeks, when we had that awful cold spell with negative temps and a ton of snow-no one wanted to leave the coop for weeks! The...
My 9 month old Barred rock has some injuries from being the rooster’s favorite mate. She doesn’t have any feathers under her wings, and now part of her wing on the top is completely bare down to skin, near her back- I think it would technically be her elbow. This is the area I’m concerned about...