feather plucking

  1. ShrekDawg

    Broody hen pulling feathers? And how many chicks can she comfortably raise?

    I have a broody hen and I'm a little concerned because she seems to be pulling feathers from her chest? Is this normal? The box is lined with feathers. The reason I'm concerned is because one of the feathers attached to her looked a little red around it? But I guess maybe just irritated from the...
  2. Feathers & Friends

    Help! Quail Aggression!!

    New Member Intro: Hello, my name is Matthew. I am currently located in Idaho. I have raised poultry for 13+ years (mostly chickens and pigeons). I am currently raising Quail and Doves, although I'm fairly new to doves and quail. Due to space limitations I started raising button quail and I am...
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  3. Joeschooks

    Bald bottom and stopped laying!

    Around October my 10 month old Marans based hybrid stopped laying. Despite being a hybrid that is supposed to lay through winter, I just put this down to a reduction in daylight hours and thought no more of it. She did lay two unexpected eggs last week, meanwhile my other girls have carried on...
  4. Stephanie777

    Hens won't stop feather picking! Help!

    Hello, I am new to the site. I've had my 6 hens for about 2.5 months or so. I got them from someone who was downsizing from "a couple dozen or so". I believe they are different ages(a year or year and a half or so) my coop is 3X8 with food and water and 2 nesting boxes, my run outside has 5...
  5. elisemarie

    Help! Adult hen pecking pullet!

    I got my first ever chickens over a month ago. Our town's bylaw only allows us 3 hens so we have one White Orpington (1 year old) one Buff Orpington (3 months old) and one Silver Laced Wyandotte (3 months old). The problem is that our WO is often pecking our SLW and plucks out her feathers in...
  6. Dawn S

    Help! Broody hen, but maybe sick also (?) and weird behavior in sister hen

    We have two four year old chickens who have been raised together - a Black Sex Link (Buttercup) and a Barred Rock (Sami). They have both been laying eggs still, getting about 4 - 5 eggs a week between them and both have the same egg sizes (XL to Jumbo sized), but none in the last week to my...
  7. Dawn S

    Help! Broody hen, but maybe sick also (?) and weird behavior in sister hen

    We have two four year old chickens who have been raised together - a Black Sex Link (Buttercup) and a Barred Rock (Sami). They have both been laying eggs still, getting about 4 - 5 eggs a week between them and both have the same egg sizes (XL to Jumbo sized), but none in the last week to my...
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