bare spots

  1. C

    Feather breakage and itching...

    Hi there, I'm trying to figure out the cause of persistent feather loss in two of my 3-year-old hens. Both have been excessively itching around their necks for over a year. Their feathers break off or fall out in the same spots they scratch. Feathers grow back normally after molt but are quickly...
  2. PioneerChicks

    Losing feathers & irritated skin... mites?

    I have a BR hen, 7-8 months old, who currently has bare patches under both wings. They've been there for the past month or so with no sign of new feather growth. The skin is red and looks irritated. It doesn't appear to be a molt, though I do have one molting hen at the moment. This other hen...
  3. JennyG0123

    Help idk what this is!

    My rooster lost all of his tail feather and one of my Brahmas lost her feathers in a small circle about an inch below her vent. It’s to early for them to be molting any clue what could have caused this? I have a picture of my roosters area but can’t get a good one of my Brahma hers seems a...
  4. B

    Feather loss spreading from head down body

    Hello- we have 3 peking bantam chickens who have recently started mating. The cockerel started going bald just on his head and we rang a local vet who put this down to the stress of the first mating season. He has now lost feathers all the way down his neck too. One of the hens (the smallest...
  5. chickenchicklady

    Featherless wings?

    Hi! I was watching my chicks tonight and I noticed that every single one of two specific breeds of my chicks have these bare spots on their wings. My other breeds do not. I was wondering if anyone might have any suggestions as to what it could be or if it’s just part of their breed. I believe...
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