feather loss

  1. Canadian Chickens

    Bully Central

    Hello, Very new to the chicken world. We started with 9 Rhode Island Reds. Unfortunately, lost one to a hawk in the spring. Now 8 remain. There must be bullying in our coop, but cannot find the culprits! Some look pretty rough with missing feathers and most have their tails snipped short. We...
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    • broken femur bullies copper marans easter egger feather damage feather loss newbie ontario backyard chickens rhode island red
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  2. Saintarno

    Help! My hen’s are losing feathers and egg production slowing

    Hi Friends, My largest hen, lowest in the pecking order, has been slowly losing her feather on the back of her head. Two of my Americanas have lost their ‘beards’. Today I noticed some bald spot on their back side and egg production has reduced to only 2 eggs/day from 5 eggs/day. I treated the...
  3. S

    Heatstroke and after effect

    My large Sussex hen, Sammi, suffered badly from heatstroke a week ago. She’s about two years old now. We put her in a bucket of barely warm water and misted cold water over her. She was mentally out of it. She wouldn’t stand up at first and when she did she couldn’t straighten her toes so my...
  4. S

    Possible canker or small pox? Help!

    I have 6 barred rocks that just turned a year old. They free range in a 5600 sq ft grassy fenced area. I noticed the leader of the flock is losing her belly feathers near her crop. She is not broody. I also noticed the bottom chicken in pecking order losing a small amount of feathers below her...
  5. T

    Not an emergency.. but need help.. bald necks/vents?

    I have 5 black australorp hens, 2 Isa Brown hens, 1 white leghorn hen, and 1 amberlinks hen in my flock. 4 of my black australorp hens are missing feathers on their necks and butt area. It's been several months and I can start to see new feathers coming in, but do you think this is feather...
  6. R

    Saddle feather loss from roosters

    Hi all, we have an acre run with about 35 to 50 hens and 3 roosters. About 10 to 15 of our hens are losing feathers on their backs, and tops of their heads. I am 99% sure it is our 3 roosters despite there being 10 to 15 birds per roo. The run has plenty of grass, brush and trees for the...
  7. Quailberries

    Feather from 5-week-old

    This might be a really stupid question, but here we go... We just brought our chicks out for their first night in the coop, and we checked this morning and it looks like things had been going great!... Except then I found a small feather of our 5 week GLW hidden in the shavings. The feather...
  8. C

    Feather loss

    Help!! Does anyone know why my chicken is loosing feathers on her back?
  9. F

    Irritated Breast Bone Area with Missing feathers

    I have 12 chickens and my 2 Golden Buffs have been looking a bit rough this spring. I figured they were just going through a molting stage (they are about 18 months old). However, upon further investigation, I noticed their breast bone area is very bare and reddish. The reddish are could be just...
  10. IceHax

    Goose lost feathers 3 weeks ago, no signs of any regrowing.

    1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) : toulouse goose, 11 months old and i dont know the weight nor do i have any other goose to compare her to. 2) What is the behavior, exactly: the goose lost her feathers around the...
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    • feather loss goose molting molting and diet
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Geese
  11. JacquelineTheHen

    Unthrifty hen, now with egg laying probs

    Hi all. My favorite 2 year old Amber-White hen has probs and I can't figure it out. The other 6 hens don't seem to be having this problem though one 2 year old gold sexlink lays eggs in separate parts and has for most of her life and may have some thinning feathers on her underside too. (I think...
  12. ChickenyChickeny

    Skinny Chook Dropping Feathers :(

    My two year old hen has been skinny for a while (several months) and she has dropped out some wing feathers when she is not molting. I got her poop tested for parasites (since she was skinny), but she didn't have any worms or anything. She isn't lethargic, she's active and everything. She...
  13. ChickenyChickeny

    Skinny Chook Dropping Feathers :(

    My two year old hen has been skinny for a while (several months) and she has dropped out some wing feathers when she is not molting. I got her poop tested for parasites (since she was skinny), but she didn't have any worms or anything. She isn't lethargic, she's active and everything. She...
  14. K

    Hen keeps losing neck feathers. Help?

    My husband and I have 6 hens of various breeds. For the third time now the same hen is missing feathers on the side of her neck. This fall it was bad enough we had to isolate her with one of the docile hens for a month while her feathers grew back. We have not seen anyone bullying her, in fact...
  15. Lady Chicken Keeper

    Feather Trouble

  16. feathermania

    Molting?!?

    We have an older Barred Rock hen who is the leader of our flock (we think she's around 4 years old). She molted quite a bit in late October, but in the last couple of days, it seems like she's molting again. We had a mild winter until the first week of February. That's when the temps went...
  17. Chicken Lover!

    Sick Chicken - What is wrong? - Help!

    Hi everyone, One of my three chickens is losing lots of feathers all over, her comb is drooping and she is acting slightly different. Does anyone have any ideas about what is wrong? Any cures? Thank you for your help - all replies are greatly appreciated. :)
  18. 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...
  19. Farmerabr169

    Finch is losing back and neck feathers HELP

    Hello I have a young finch named tiny. I adopted tiny from a shelter a couple months ago because he was being picked on by the bigger males and had to be kept to himself. We got tiny a female now named Minnie so he would be happy and was and so was Minnie, they would sit by each other and eat...
  20. S

    Can anyone tell me what is causing the balding?

    Some of my hens have started losing their feathers on their back- my sex link was first- she has a large bald spot now. And now both of my barred rocks and one of my reds appear to be starring the same pattern. Their laying has not slowed any and the rest of their feather look healthy... and...
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