feather loss

  1. P

    What’s wrong with my chickens??

    I had 12 Rhode Island Reds in the coop they were in there for about 2 weeks and then I went and bought 15 Isa Browns they’re probably a week maybe two apart in age. My coop is about 4 ft by 6ft there is plenty of room for them being that they’re only chicks. But all my Isa browns have feathers...
  2. C

    Bald belly

    I have a sixlink chicken that is 2.5 years old. She has no feathers on her belly or vent. She does eat but is kind of listless. She does not have any fleas or other pests. She’s not broody at all. This has been going on for about one month. Any help would be appreciated.
  3. C

    Continuous and reoccurring feather lost- Help about to give up on the girl

    We have a Barred Plymouth Rock 4-5 months old, who came as a ready-to-lay to us in June. On the trip from the hatchery, one her 3 casemates badly de-feathered her. No blood, but really raw. We got gave “Henible Lecture” to a friend with roosters and separated “Pepper’ from the other 6 hens we...
  4. T

    Loss of barbs on feathers

    One of my hens has been looking progressively worse from spring until now. She was a beautiful 2 year old buff orpington, but she started looking ragged last spring. At first I thought it was mites. I read that some breeds are more susceptible than others and figured this is why she was the only...
  5. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Molting: What's Normal?

    My first flock of seven are about 18 months old, and at least three of them are going through a pretty hard molt. I was prepared for the feather loss and all, but I'm also noting some troubling behavioral changes that I'm not certain are a result of molting or something else. So, BYC'ers, please...
  6. cnielsen

    what is wrong with my hen? (lash egg, naked bottom)

    Hi there. Me and my family are fairly new to owning chickens, with a little experience from the past. Recently we got 7 hens of various breeds and 1 rooster from some friends, and we love them so much. We left on vacation about a week or two after first getting them, and a seemingly healthy hen...
  7. S

    Severe Feather Loss

    Our girl began losing feathers in Sept. '19, and has continued to do so, with no new feather growth. Many of her other feathers look terrible! These are all the things we've RULED OUT: -Feather plucking, by her or anyone else -Any sort of parasite, internal or external -Dietary deficiency...
  8. H

    Hen Missing Feathers--Has Stopped Laying

    Hi Everyone! I need some advice for one of my laying hens, please. Background: we have four laying hens, all at least 9 months old. We bought them in March, fully grown, from a friend who loves rare breeds. Our hens have a large coop, and free-range in a large area of our backyard every day. We...
  9. M

    Feather loss, red irritated bottom/skin...tried everything. Ugh.

    Needing some help with our hens. I assumed it was mites and or chicken lice but now I just don't know because I have feel like I've literally tried everything and nothing is working. We've had the chickens since they were chicks so for about one year. They don't seem to peck at each other. I'm...
  10. M

    My baby silkie is losing feathers and scabbing!

    Hey guys i need your help! My chick has been losing feathers for a couple weeks and has some gnarly scabs on her neck. We thought she was getting pecked so we moved her into her own separate place with the same things the other chickens had (food, water, heat, etc.). We also took her to ranch &...
  11. J

    Vent Gleet

    Could this be vent gleet ? We removed her from the flock last night because she just keeps losing feathers and has hardly any feathers near her vent and it’s very red there too. She has very poopy feathers around there too, we trimmed those feathers with scissors last night. There’s nothing...
  12. Maine_chic

    Treating Depluming mites under quarantine

    Hi everyone! I’m looking for some much needed input on treating my chickens for DEPLUMING MITES. I would like to avoid using Ivermectin because, during the COVID-19 pandemic, fresh eggs are crucial for our family. But...my chickens are really struggling with this issue, and they are my beloved...
  13. C

    Missing feathers?

    We took in another rescue duck with some skin/ wing issues. We’ve handled our share of dumped duck issues but never this. Anyone seen similar things? We initially thought severe wet feather but now we’re not sure
    • Cbutler
    • Thread
    • broken feathers feather loss raw skin tenderness wet feather
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    • Forum: Ducks
  14. A

    Mites? At a loss - please help

    Attached is a photo of my poor BLRW. This feather change and loss has happened over the last few weeks. She acts normal. She is eating, drinking and laying. We treated the whole flock for mites- she is the only one out of 10 that looks like this. I’m at a loss as to what is going on with her and...
  15. H

    Duck Losing Feathers on Chest Santa Rosa CA

    Hi we have been traveling since the beginning of February till now from Washington State from before the first Corona BS happened there and are now in Baja Mexico for a funeral but had to keep our birds with someone in Santa Rosa, CA because of the thirty day quarentine rules for birds in and...
    • HeSaves
    • Thread
    • coronavirus feather loss virus
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. minaayindra

    Change in abdomen

    I have 2 barred rocks, who were always downy underneath on their stomachs. When I went out with them today, I noticed one had no down or feathers in a large area, it is also red. She seems to feel perfectly fine otherwise. When I finally caught her, I rubbed the area and it doesn’t feel hot...
  17. Jerry rigged farm

    Head twitch. Normal?

    Just got 4 new hens and my first real scare. Dont know whether to be concerned. She has lost alot of feathers on her butt and chest. More worried about the butt then anything. But while feeding them tonight I noticed head twitch.
  18. L

    Why has this chicken lost so many feathers?

    Strange situation I have here that I cannot find any help with on Google because all they can keep talking about is mites and my chickens have NO MITES because I look after them!!!! This frizzled Pekin bantam hen always had the perfect amount of feathers for the first year of her life - as seen...
  19. lbgreenfield

    Bare Bum in Winter

    Hi everyone! I have a 2 year old Barred Rock that is the top hen in my small flock that has lost almost all of her bum feathers (see attached photos). I thought she was molting because she's been losing a lot of fluffy feathers, but her butt and belly are the only places she's lost feathers...
  20. N

    Extreme feather loss

    Hello I’ve been cleaning out my chickens today and there was a lot of white feathers everywhere. One of my chickens has got extreme feather loss. See pics! I’m not sure if it’s from molting, feather plucking, boredom, mites or Illness. Some of my other chickens have also lost feathers around...
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