feathers

  1. MistyDF

    Molting chicken's feathers plucked

    Hey Everyone! I have a RIR going thru her first molt and it was a hard one. She was mainly new feathers coming in and they were probably little over 1/2 in. I went out this morning and the other 4 girls had plucked almost all of them out! It is cold here in Indiana now so I just put an apron on...
  2. L

    6 monthish buff sussex bald bum??

    as stated in my other posts we bought some POL chickens from a bit of a buckyard breeder., we have had them for about three weeks. The youngest died last night. I was wondering if it was normal for a buff sussex to be bald around the bum with some not very nice looking feathers. I was planning...
  3. MiBirds

    Is this Molting?!

    Hey guys! I went into my coop yesterday and one of my hen’s feathers are all over the coop! She has patches of feathers missing on her neck, back, both wings, and her tail. I picked her up and I can see that the feathers weren’t ripped out by anything and they’re just falling out. When I carried...
  4. Julielynn810

    When to move ducks outside

    Do my ducklings need to be fully feathered before they move outside full time? I'm in Raleigh, NC...its 60s during the day and 40s at night right now.
    • Julielynn810
    • Thread
    • duck adivice duckling age feathers move or not to move north carolina
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Derek Kwas

    Feathers Missing and What Looks To Be Blood!

    Hello. For that last couple of weeks we have seen 1 of our chickens has some feathers lost on her top and the main area is in her neck. Ive seen multiple posts saying its due to molting so I left it alone. Ive also seen a post saying its due to water/coop/feed/run which may have diseases or...
  6. Maxwell Schmidt

    Help ! Winter is coming

    Hi everyone, I’ve had an outdoor coop of coturnyx quails for over a year now and they’ve been doing great. Everyone did well through the winter last year but I’ve downsized from 10 Quail down to 1 male and 3-4 females. All of them are laying and behaving well but I’ve got one that has a decent...
    • Maxwell Schmidt
    • Thread
    • coturnix feathers feathers aren't growing quail
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Quail
  7. 119bowhunter

    How do you Preserve or Clean Feathers that have been Plucked?

    My wife and I just harvested our first rooster, we plucked him. She wants to save some of the feathers we plucked to use for crafts. Can the plucked feathers just dry on their own, or do we need to do something to them? This is a first for both of us. Thanks in advance for the advice!
    • 119bowhunter
    • Thread
    • craft crafts feathers help plucked preserve
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Hobbies
  8. 3clucks

    What mix could my hen be?

    I just got into chickens about 8 months ago and had a friend who gave me a chick at the time. They said this chick was a silkie, but as she’s gotten older and feathered out her feathers aren’t like normal silkie feathers they are straight and not as “hairy” looking as other silkies I’ve seen on...
  9. H

    What's the Quickest Way to Heal My hen's Plucked Feathers??

    I have been battling my roosters for months now. They keep tearing up my hens...it's to the point where I keep them separated and have my hens wearing saddles. The only Issue I'm seeing is that the feathers aren't regrowing. It's been a month and the feathers have barely healed or made any...
  10. CarolinaQuackers

    Ducks preening alot!

    THis might be a silly question but do ducks over preen so much that they pull more feathers out than normal? We've looked them over for mites, but don't see any. They are 8 weeks going on 9. Do they preen more if they are handled more? Or stressed? Dry skin? Diet? Just want to make sure we are...
  11. LittleBird123

    OEGB rooster tail feathers broken, ripped off, and bleeding.

    My old English game bantam rooster has been trying to grow the feathers back on his tail, I suspect that they fell out because he was starting to molt. New feathers started coming in, but today when I saw him he only had a few bloody stumps left of the new feathers. I saw one of the hens pecking...
  12. Farmer413

    Rooster has bare rear end

    My rooster seems to have lost all of his tail feathers. It looks like a couple came back but it's very hard to tell. Any idea? I've used Vetrycin and no peck on it. I also have a hen that I think just has a skin and feather problem from the rooster bothering her so much. What do you think? Thanks
  13. L

    MUSCOVY DRAKE FEATHERS

    My rescue Muscovy drake which is about a year old has recently become super ugly. Just honest here. His feathers went black to brown, and they’re falling off at an insane rate. He seems fine, he drinks and eats and is aggressive as usual. His bottom feathers are still nice and black. He has a...
  14. izzyshens

    A Happy Ending to a Lost Hen Story

    Hi everyone! I wanted to share what I think is truly a miracle. My Rhode Island Red, Daisy, went missing six days ago. We were all at work, and when everyone came home there were only the other two hens and three giant piles of feathers. We were devasted. We were convinced a fox had eaten her...
  15. Thechickentrainer1999

    Treatment for dirty vent?

    My chicken the one with a purple comb has had a dirty vent recently and it's starting to get worse to where a lot is sticking. Any advice to fix that and get her tail looking clean again? It's stuck to her tail feathers pretty bad. Also what could be the cause of a purple comb?
  16. Chickenunsernam

    Chicken's feathers don't want to grow back

    Hi everyone- I have this chicken that her back is absolutley bare and her wings and neck are losing feathers. Her tail feathers are gone. She's with one rooster but this rooster has like 7 other hens with him and he's very old he mates less with them ( he's like 9 years old now) I thought...
  17. imneva

    feathers by 3 days old???

    my golden cuckoo maran seems to have feathers wings already??!! how soon do feathers start??
  18. Nimueh Alene

    Serama genetics question #2

    Can someone explain what you get when you make these crosses . 1. Silkie Serama(M) to frizzled Serama (F) 2. Frizzled Serama(f) to smooth Serama(m) 3. Silkie Serama(m) to smooth Serama (f) 4. Silked Serama (f) to silked Serama (m). 5. Silked Serama (f) to smooth Serama (m). What ratios do...
  19. mal3murph

    Ruffled Neck Feathers...normal or sign of something?

    For the past week or two, I've noticed my 3 year old Cayuga male duck has had ruffled neck feathers. I thought it would go back to normal but it has been like this for awhile. Is this normal, or is it a sign that he could be sick?
    • mal3murph
    • Thread
    • cayuga ducks feathers
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  20. farmgirl216

    Maggots help!

    My rooster had gotten attacked by something and had no feathers on his back and I had been putting betadine and stuff on him. But now I went to check and he has maggots all over him and in his skin. What can I do to help him? I really don’t want to lose him. I feel like an extremely terrible mom/:
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