losing feathers

  1. S

    Chickens losing feathers

    Hi, happy new year! I have 2 chickens: a Rhode Island Red (Red) and a Plymouth Blue Rock (Blue). The red chicken has a spot on her neck that has lost feathers. It started about 2 weeks ago; I thought she was molting but it doesn't seem like that now. The spot on red has not gotten worse, but it...
  2. T

    Not sure what’s going on with my hen (feathers)

    Hello all… Recently, l have noticed one of my Rhode Island Reds missing feathers. She will be 2 yrs old in April. Two years ago, l started raising my layers, starting off with 10 hens; 4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Brown Longhorns and 3 Black Sexlinks. I had added 4 more young Rhode Island Reds to...
  3. ChickenLoverTrin

    UPDATE ON LOSING FEATHERS!!!

    Hi all, In one of my previous posts, my frizzles lost a heap of feathers, but my silkie was unaffected. We came down to the conclusion of rooster wear but... we put a camera up in their coop, and found out that the rooster was attacking them, and ripping their feathers out! Not to mention, he...
  4. ChickenLoverTrin

    Losing feathers!

    Hi all, My two frizzles, Crackle and Luna, are losing feathers! Crackle has a huge patch on her back with feathers missing, and Luna on her tail. I'm clueless as to what this could be but I think feathers could be falling out because of our rooster? Any feedback or advice would be much appreciated!
  5. findthejoys

    Lost feathers on chest and vent, discharge and now barely walking

    Hello! I have an aquila that is 1.5yrs old. I noticed that she was losing feathers on her chest, I thought she was molting. I also noticed she had discharge from her vent, but I didn't think much of it. Two days ago we found her barely able to walk, losing feathers like crazy. I have her...
  6. talliejo

    Whole flock losing feathers- inflamed skin

    Hi there. Started out with 13 hens and 2 roosters. Winter was extremely hard on my flock in Alaska. The roosters were very aggressive with the hens. I have since gotten rid of the roosters. And lost 3 hens. I now have 10 hens. I could see where the roosters had been mating, and several of the...
  7. Tarynj

    Missing head feathers

    So I have several chickens who are losing feathers just on their heads.. They will be a year in August so I don't think it's molting. I've checked their wings and vent for lice or mites and not seeing anything nor are they losing feathers else where... I did deep clean their coop today and...
  8. M

    Mites or pecking at each other?

    Help! Just noticed this today and I keep a pretty good eye on my chickens. Does this look like mites/lice or like someone was pecking at her? She’s acting completely normal, eating and drinking well, and not itching/picking at all. One other chicken as a similar but less severe look. Some have...
  9. SophiaLinn

    Chicken has bald back. Not mites or molting.

    Background: I have a hen who is definitely on the bottom of the pecking order, ever since she was introduced with 2 others a year ago (we followed all the rules of integrating chickens). She previously had a pecking wound on her head that I was able to heal. She is still picked on regularly and...
  10. Disintegration

    Multiple Chickens Losing Feathers- I Think My Flock's Dynamic Isn't Working Anymore, What Should I Do?

    I haven't been active on the forum for a while, but I'm back now because I need advice. All my chickens have been doing relatively well with no issues until now. Nothing has changed, with the same birds, a bantam rooster, 3 hens, and a standard sized rooster. This was a really odd flock dynamic...
  11. C

    Help! Sick chicken since August! Keeps laying down, losing weight, not laying, lethargic

    A little backstory: I have a Lavender Orpington hen that was born June 2019. She was vaccinated for Mereks by the hatchery before being shipped. On September 2020 she was attacked by a wild animal and survived bites on her back and neck. With a lot of TLC, she was better and acting normal with...
  12. TundraFang

    Cross Beak Chicken Losing Feathers

    I have an Ameraucana chick that has developed cross/scissor beak so I've been mixing up baby bird formula and chicken food for her to eat. She (not sure the gender yet but I'm hoping for a pullet) comes to the door when she's hungry and has been consistently gaining weight. She's still half the...
  13. M

    Bare Butts

    My father in laws chickens have had this issue for a long time. He has given them calcium via oyster shells and egg shells. But they aren't getting better. He tried antibiotics. I never asked until now because I just became a chicken mama and he wants to give me some chickens and I'm worried...
  14. Lingtheduck

    Cold weather and losing feathers!!

    Hello! I live in texas and I have an indoor duck (Ling). We are experiencing the winter storm with uncharacteristically low temperatures. Ling has been inside with me the whole time but he he losing his feathers at an alarming rate. It looks like he is molting but it doesn’t make sense that he...
    • Lingtheduck
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    • cold weather duck losing feathers
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  15. D

    Suddenly Aggressive Female

    New to Turkey pet ownership. Paid a neighbor to let me take her instead of her being butchered cause she would come over everyday and want to be petted for hours a day. Built a coop, decent Turkey feed. She laid eggs, everything was fine. But suddenly she turned super aggressive to everyone...
    • DomoMommy
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    • aggressive behavior losing feathers pecking humans
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    • Forum: Turkeys
  16. A

    Broken feathers but no predator in sight

    I have a 4 yr old hen that started having broken feathers. It seems to be getting worse every few days, but video doesn't show any other animals and she is fenced in with 3 other hens. She doesn't have mites or anything, and the other hens look just fine. What is this from? Thank you in advance 🙏
  17. M

    10 hens, 3 roos and no idea what breeds

    Hi, everyone, we just started our flock in April and are really enjoying being chicken parents. 😁 We got 13 pullets that were supposed to be 12 hens and a roo but we've since realized we have 2, possibly 3, roos. We'd love some help identifying breeds! The seller just keeps all their chickens in...
  18. FathertoFeathers

    Help! Extremely broody hen is ripping all her feathers out!

    My sweater game hen has been broody for about two weeks now. I’ve taken her eggs time and time again but then she just decides to go broody on nothing. The other problem is when my other hens lay she takes the eggs. She can’t hatch any because none of my cockerels are old enough. She has ripped...
  19. Quacking ducks

    Why is my duck losing his feathers?

    I was working with my ducks and went to catch one of them. I turned around and tripped on another one. After that he is losing feathers under his wings. The feathers look kind of like they are broken off. What could be wrong with him? Could tripping over him make him lose feathers? He is also...
    • Quacking ducks
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    • drake duck feathers losing feathers
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    • Forum: Ducks
  20. RobynD

    Mites, lice , feather plucking help!

    I don't see lice or mites or aggressive chickens!!! But they could be there? What is causing this?
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