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  1. B

    Hen Losing Feathers! Bad mites?

    My 1 year old hen, Rosie, is rapidly losing feathers, mostly on her back. She just finished becoming broody, and this is her first "molt" of adulthood. She has overall been pretty healthy, and is a black australorp/ISA brown cross and her parents have no issues. I'm thinking it's bad feather...
  2. J

    Missing feathers

    So a little background. I thought that our rooster was ripping feathers out while mating as it was only 1 when-- so we got rid of him 😪 Now we have many hens missing feathers: back by the wings, on their back, in their neck (nite we do have one naked neck and are aware) -- WHY??? We have 7...
  3. D

    Delaware Rooster with no feathers on back

    I have a 12 week old Delaware rooster that has had issues growing feathers all along the middle of his back since he was a chick. It was to a point where either he or the other chicks were pecking him so bad that he was bleeding; I put coconut oil along the bare part of his back which seemed...
  4. Minky

    Molting or SOMETHING else- bare in Zero degrees

    Hi chicken friends, Ive been away from the forum for a few months, because I got some goats. LOL My baby chicks have all grown up and are starting to lay! yay! My 6 original hens from last year started to molt in July (early right?). One (my BO) lost only her tail feathers- all of them, and...
  5. Revan

    Half-Naked Bird is Sunburning. What can I do to help?

    So, today we (my mother and I) picked up a free turkey hen. She was being given away because apparently the owner's Muscovy Duck male was attacking her relentlessly and caused quite a bit of damage. My primary concern at the moment is the large amount of feather loss she has sustained, and parts...
  6. MABEchicks

    What to do about my roosters mating habits.

    Hi! I’m new to chickens and definitely wasn’t expecting to keep a rooster. Since we did I’ve enjoyed the comfort of knowing he’s with them when they are free ranging. I have 5 hens and 1 rooster. My hens are Barred Rocks and ISA Browns and my rooster is a Bantam Silkie. I kept him because I...
  7. Cycomiko

    Newborn chick missing down

    This is my families newest arrival. Born at 5:40am, on the 23rd day. 2 days later than the other 6 I had incubated with it. I had candled it prior, and was the only one I had confidence in, as it was a mint green egg, and all the others were between dark olive and Maran, too dark to candle. It...
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