Hello All!
I was wondering if I could get some advice for my chickens... I have 6 standard cochins, 1 male and the rest female. It seems as though some of my ladies have feathers missing on their necks. Last year I had a chicken who was picking feathers from others, causing bald spots. I shipped her off to another farm, where some old, wise hens put her in her place. But now I am noticing that there are missing feathers on some of my girls. But not all. I was just wondering if this is because they are being mated with, molting, or maybe there is a bully in the bunch. Has anyone had this type of missing feathers before? Picture 1 is my boy with 3 of his ladies, whom he frequents. They are the ones with missing feathers. The 2nd picture is my other girl, who he tends to leave alone. She has no problems with any of her neck feathers.
Thanks!
I was wondering if I could get some advice for my chickens... I have 6 standard cochins, 1 male and the rest female. It seems as though some of my ladies have feathers missing on their necks. Last year I had a chicken who was picking feathers from others, causing bald spots. I shipped her off to another farm, where some old, wise hens put her in her place. But now I am noticing that there are missing feathers on some of my girls. But not all. I was just wondering if this is because they are being mated with, molting, or maybe there is a bully in the bunch. Has anyone had this type of missing feathers before? Picture 1 is my boy with 3 of his ladies, whom he frequents. They are the ones with missing feathers. The 2nd picture is my other girl, who he tends to leave alone. She has no problems with any of her neck feathers.
Thanks!
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