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It appears to be cannibalism. I caught one of the others pecking her there. No signs of mites. Any recommendations?

One of my young birds (six weeks old) has a partially bare patch on her neck. I don't know why. Is it mites? cannibalism? Is it normal? How concerned should I be? None of her siblings have this problem. (These chicks have several different breeds in them. Their mother is silkie/ameraucana, and...

They are four weeks old. I guess they don't have purebred parents. What type of comb would they have? None of them have ridges so I guess they would have Silkie combs...? Or are you referring to the "Mohawks" that silkie roosters get? I understand it may take quite a while to know for sure...

(Here's the first one up close)

So one of my Red hens went broody and, unable to break her, I got some fertile eggs from a friend. I didn't know what breed they would be until they hatched (there are five of them). After researching various sources (most from this site X3) I've come to the conclusion that they are Black Silkie...

Well, I've been coming here for information for a while and finally decided to join. I've had chickens for only two years and I still have a lot to learn. I'll probably create some threads when I have questions.