feather condition

  1. classicsredone

    Feathering issues - creepy crawlies or mean girls?

    This is Sweet & Sour. She is about a year old and was matched my sister's classroom. She doesn't keep chickens, so we ended up with some of the chicks. Sweet & Spur is next to the top of the pecking order. During the molt, she lost some saddle feathers but looked okay. She does not have smooth...
  2. Angelita

    Black mold/mildew on tail feathers

    Hi, so I’m a little concerned about my girl, she’s a 5 month old buff Orpington and I’ve noticed she’s had little black mold-looking specs on a few of her tail feathers. She’s an indoor chicken and I clean her coop daily so it’s always clean and dry. I use cedar wood shavings now that she’s...
  3. T

    Week old chicks not well

    Came home from work today and found our chicks looking like they are dried out. Feathers very thinned and dry and crusty to the touch. They have water with electrolytes and probiotics. The heat lamp is on and at a safe distance. This is our second time and with the same setup. We had no issues...
  4. alex5chickens

    Crazy weird feather loss!

    My chickens are losing feathers straight down their chest, and it isn't molting. They seem great otherwise, and I don't see any lice eggs. Maybe mites? They are only losing feathers on the spot they lay down on, so maybe the feathers are just getting worn out? I can't find any information on...
  5. MistyDF

    Frayed Feathers

    One of my girls looks like her head feathers are frayed on the ends... maybe I am just seeing things but has anyone ever encountered this? It has been really cold here until today so of course I went out taking pics! That’s when I noticed this on her. None of the others look like this. 5 hens...
  6. Croesti

    Feather changes

    Hi. My family is fairly new to chickens. We have 6 hens that are 9 months old. They lay daily, are eating and drinking, and acting normal except over the last month one of their feathers is becoming frizzy. It keeps getting worse. She is acting normal otherwise. She is too young to be molting...
  7. A

    Please help my chick

    Please help, its my first time growing a baby chick and she been around 24 days with me. I noticed the feathers grows rough and i van see the skin of my chick. I dont know what to do please help. Shes been eating fine, drinking finw, still energetic
  8. NoFlyBackFarm

    Please Help Me!!!!!!

    This poor Welsummer has shown up again. Similar to the last case I've had with randos in my yard, she has few feathers and signs of Bumblefoot. I haven't named her yet. She is a pretty bird and she stuffed silly on feed. Any ideas on help I can give. Will provide pics as soon as possible. She is...
  9. MommaHyde

    Missing feathers

    One of our girls is missing feathers on her front neck. I’m a year into our chickens and I’m not sure what it is. None of the other girls are missing feathers and doesn’t seem to look like multing. Or mites? Hoping it’s not mites. I’m thinking it is from plucking. I’ll attached a picture. Can...
  10. Jordan01

    Grooming out feathers?

    My chickens recently got attacked by a hawk, they're both fine but very stressed. They haven't left their coop since. They lost feathers in the attack and so I didn't really look into their feathers thinking out. I saw Pearl grooming her wing and a feather came loose and she kept grooming till...
  11. S

    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    I have racked my brain on what's going on with my 2 year old araucana (pictures included). About a month ago she started losing feathers (and I noticed many of her remaining feathers were brittle) but was still laying normally, running around with the other chickens, and eating and drinking...
  12. DeeAnn5

    Coturnix feathers sticking out

    Hello. I have 4 Coturnix hens - all healthy and good layers. One of the 3 always looks like this (picture posted) - scruffy. The other 3 have smooth appearance (see one resting) . I know what huddling is, how a sick bird will fluff out their feathers to stay warm. But she is not sick and...
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