feathers

  1. S

    Lack of feathers on 6week Orpington

    Hey guys is the lack of feathers on this Buff at 6+weeks old an issue? Is there anything I can do to help her along Someone suggested vitamins in the water. Cheers for any help
  2. X

    My Ducklings Have Feathers on Their Legs!?

    Hey so, I am new to keeping ducks but not to chickens as I've had those before ducks. Currently has 9 ducklings, just about a month old by now. Previously had 10, casaulty to disease. Two different breeds, 4 silver appleyards and 5 welsh harlequins. Used to have 5 silver appleyards. They are all...
    • Xetreverse Exotics
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    • breeds ducklings feathers feathers on legs month old ducklings silver appleyard welsh harlequin ducks
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Ducks
  3. ChickenPickle

    Hard broken feathers on the feet.

    My silkie rooster gets sand burs sometimes and when I was picking some out I noticed his feet were very scaly I picked at it a little and they seemed to come off easy. Maybe just dry skin? But his feathers on his feet were also a bit weird. Some of them were super har and they were spilt down...
  4. Chickadee00

    Help! Feather picking

    2 of my hens started picking my rooster yesterday, I sprayed the spot with blue spray, so they wouldn't go for him anymore. Today I checked and they picked again and that he's bleeding. I separated him (they can still see him, but can't get to him) and put some ointment on his wound. What do I...
  5. Motherof12

    Severe Missing Feathers

    Hello, I have been on this site for several years and found some good suggestions, but this is the first time I have written. Now I am at my wits end! I have 11 chickens, 3 are 7 years old, 1 is 3 years old and the rest are 2 years old. I do not eat my chickens so plan to keep them till they die...
  6. 2

    Feather pulling

    Morning :) I’ve noticed recently that one of my Easter Eggers and red star have started pulling and eating feathers from one of my polish, and my Roo. It’s a new behavior within maybe the last few weeks or so. I don’t really see how they are bored, they have things to do, they have a nice run...
  7. CwispyWaffle

    Duck characteristics

    Helloo!! I have recently bought 2 Rouen ducklings from a Tractor Supply near me. I noticed that one of them has a strip of hair going up it’s leg. The other one doesn’t have it and I can’t find any information online about what this could be caused from or if it’s a sign that they’re different...
  8. J

    Droopy tail but acting normal

    I have 6 chickens that have always been in perfect health. I raised 5 of the chickens myself and 1 I got after she was a year old. Out of the 5 babies (they’re actually about 5 months old now) one has grown the fastest. She is a BEAST. She’s always been 3x as big as the others. She has always...
  9. L

    Any guesses on gender based on feathers?

  10. zurmakin

    Sex Link Broken Neck Feathers

    Hello all. I have a Sex Link that has a bunch of feathers on the front of the neck/breast that were broken off. I put in a new gate she was sticking her head through a lot and I believe that was the original cause. I fixed the gate and she can't do it anymore and the problem seems to have...
  11. S

    What is this GROWTH(??) on the turkey's CHEST :(

    This is on behalf of my sister. We are states away so I can't inspect on my own. She just noticed this. I'm not even sure WHAT it could be, it's under the turkey's chest. It seems to have randomly showed up within a couple of days because she hasn't noticed it before. She says it is "fused" to...
  12. S

    Plucked feathers not growing back 3+ weeks

    So my male muscovy Jack broke off all of his tail feathers fighting with his brother (who we've since re-homed). I pinned him down and pulled about 8 or 9 out. A week later I pulled some more. I didn't want to pull the rest until I saw some growth. Now here it's been 3 weeks since I pulled the...
    • Scovyfive
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    • feathers molt muscovy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. P

    Odd wing feather development

    We have a baby Polish, and she is growing in her wing feathers in an odd way. We've raised nine other babies (though not Polish) and never seen this before, so I am wondering if anyone else has an idea if this is normal, or odd, and if anything needs to be done to help her out. Maye there is a...
  14. Hidden Ridge Farms

    Hen's Feathers Won't Regrow

    I have a hen that lost her saddle feathers this past spring. I figured it was just because she was a favorite of my roosters and put a saddle cover on her. But, then I noticed some of her wing quill feathers were starting to fall out as well. I dusted her really well (on a few occasions), they...
  15. 5

    Bald Spots for Months......Help!

    Hello! Before I dive into this, I just wanted to say that I know that I have already posted about this problem, but I didn't receive any effective help....Therefore, I am hoping that more people will see this, and offer any advice! Thanks so much in advance!! In September 2020 one of my hens...
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    • chicken health chicken health concern disease? diseases feathers feathers aren't growing feathers missing around neck feathers not growing back help asap
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
  16. FuzzyOwlFeet

    What breed of rooster would match this color?

    Not sure I titled this correctly, but I have a lovely EE/Barnyard Mix hen who is reaching the end of her laying days. She is over 7 years old. I just hatched an adorable chick from her, but so far it appears to have taken all it's father's looks. Which I mostly expected, he is pure black. I...
  17. Dr Evy

    Chicks feathers growing wrong

    Hi, Ok so I don’t know if this is a big deal or not so that’s why I’m here to find out. My chick who has a slipped tendon was just hanging in a sock for four days. I checked on him all the time to make sure he was ok, and he always was. Well today we took him and his brother/sister out of the...
  18. H

    Novice owner. Chicken losing feathers, recently started acting funny too.

    Hello, I'm very thankful there is a community for something like this. I am relatively new to chickens. My flock is 3 laying hens. My oldest is sick. She was my first chicken as we found her abandoned in the Australian bush. We took her to the vet when we first decided to adopt her. He said...
  19. K

    Bleeding feathers- at my wits end

    I have a chicken who every week or so has a tail feather broken and then starts bleeding. This has been going on for 5 months or so. I’ve resorted to pulling them. But as soon as they start growing back they break and bleed. I think she’s doing it herself when preening and then her friends go...
  20. SherylCombs

    Hen feathers gone above tail

    Can not see well with this photo shes hiding it but right where the dark area is. Is this from our rooster? And she paces back an forth in the run like looking for a mouse, is this normal.
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