feathers missing

  1. Onnie1776

    Not an emergency. 3 of 6 hens seem to be pecking out their own back feathers?

    I have had my hens now for over a year and they have been really healthy - knock on wood. For about a month or so now, I have noticed that 3 out of the 6 hens are missing back feathers above their tail. At first I was afraid the other chickens were pecking at them, but as I watch them it really...
  2. jenaialynn

    Losing feathers in spring

    Hi this is my first post! About this time last year I got two wyandotte (silver laced) and two gold-sex linked chicks. My two wyandotte's have been losing feathers around their neck and wing area for the last couple weeks. I have checked for lice and mites and can't tell anything, and their...
    • jenaialynn
    • Thread
    • feathers feathers missing lice mites? molt ? pecking ? mites? skin condition? molting and diet molting symptoms spring hens wyandotte hens
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  3. R

    Hen’s feathers thin and falling out, not resolving

    Cassie is two years old and although the smallest of the flock she has always been the best layer, a hardy little gal who wanders the neighborhood. Several months ago her feathers started falling out, and I assumed it was molting. But it hasn’t gotten better and seems to be deteriorating. I...
  4. ariella29

    Mites?? Eek!

    For the last two weeks, I've noticed that our most submissive hen, Clementine, was starting to look fluffy like she was losing her feathers on the end of her back, just in front of her tail. We got a chance to look underneath the fluff, and discovered some sore spots (see pics) and definitely a...
  5. jennkretz

    Losing Feathers on sides of legs?

    Hi all! I have 2 Black Australorps that are about 8 months old and have recently begun laying. I've noticed that lately their feathers on the sides of their legs(?) are getting a bit ragged looking. They look like they've been falling out or been pulled out. The skin is not bare, just its like...
  6. K rae

    Pecking injury and how to stop/treat

    We have a chicken that is wanting to just hang out in the nesting box the other chickens are using. We are not positive, but think this injury is from the others pecking him to get out. Either that or illness....Either way, it looks bad. Suggestions for how to treat the injury and what to do to...
  7. Esjay600

    10 week old chicken - barely growing - only wing feathers.

    Hi all I hope this was an appropriate place to post this, but I am getting quite worried about one of my chickens. I have three, all from the same hen, and I am new to chicken-owning. They are apparently all hens, though I suspect one is a rooster, but that's irrelevant to the point. Two of...
  8. E

    Missing feathers that won't grow back?

    One on my chickens has feathers that won't grow on her back and neck can someone tell me what it could be from and what to do?
  9. HomeBirthMama

    Feathers missing mystery

    I have a Silkie rooster who is about 15 weeks old and is missing feathers on the back of his neck. I did look for mites and lice, but I don't see any. He has parts of a feathers, meaning he is not totally bare. One of the hens is starting to look like him, too. Any help would be appreciated.
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