losing feathers

  1. kfinley821

    losing feathers

    We had a major attack on our babies and lost 3 hens by a fox! YIKES! That sneaky little devil found a way into what I thought was Fort Knox! Anyway, we have 2 left and our Black Sexlink is losing her feathers and not laying. I know it's stress, but how do I help her? I'm not sure if she's...
  2. Fiver5r

    Hen’s missing feathers, bright red skin

    Hey, all! I have 15 birds. A little while back, one of them started looking a bit shabby, losing some feathers, but otherwise acting fine. I thought maybe our turkey was picking on her (I have a male and a female turkey housed with the chickens, they all get along great 95% of the time). Anyway...
  3. divineangel94

    Losing weight?

    I didn't know where to post this but I have a hen, Shadow, who is literally scared of her own shadow. She runs away anytime anyone goes near her. I've noticed she's been losing weight and when I give her food out of my hands she pecks at it like she's starving. She has no disease symltoms. Any...
  4. K

    Flock behavior help!

    I have 14 ducks they’re different breeds and slightly different ages. There are 6 male ducks three of them are extremely chilled out and stay away from the three dominant males. I have one duck who had bowed legs when I got her as a duckling. I didn’t know then the causes of it. She now has very...
    • Knuckleballer25
    • Thread
    • duck behavior flock behavior lonely duck losing feathers
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  5. Saintarno

    Help! My hen’s are losing feathers and egg production slowing

    Hi Friends, My largest hen, lowest in the pecking order, has been slowly losing her feather on the back of her head. Two of my Americanas have lost their ‘beards’. Today I noticed some bald spot on their back side and egg production has reduced to only 2 eggs/day from 5 eggs/day. I treated the...
  6. SophiaTheDork

    Hen losing feathers on back!!

    Hello! I have two lovely hens, but one of my hens has been losing her feathers and they look very damaged on her back: I am worried something is wrong and perhaps she has a parasite or something, or if she is just stressed out due to laying eggs. Please let me know if this is normal or if...
  7. rosemarysugar

    Mid winter MOLT?!?!?!?!??!?!

    Hi I have a 1year 1 month old Americana hen who is all of a sudden losing LOTS of feathers. Let me give an example of what LOTS means, this actually happened. ( You pick up the hen, say hi and then put her down and you have about 2-5 feathers in your hand, and then she shakes and loses 5 more)...
  8. E

    Plymouth Rock losing feathers around neck - what does this mean?

    Hi, I've noticed that my Plymouth rock is losing feathers around her neck. I searched up chicken bullying (as there are two other hens that live with her) and I saw that it typically meant pulling tail feathers out first. Because it was her neck feathers going, and she still has all her tail...
  9. S

    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    I have racked my brain on what's going on with my 2 year old araucana (pictures included). About a month ago she started losing feathers (and I noticed many of her remaining feathers were brittle) but was still laying normally, running around with the other chickens, and eating and drinking...
  10. kayjk27

    Crest Feathers--is this normal??

    Just got our very first chicken. He is about 4-5 months old and we have had him for about 10 days. He seems to be losing his crest feathers? Or maybe more/bigger feathers are coming in? Just making sure this is normal...thanks.
  11. C

    Sick Chickens - Eggs Edible?

    My chickens all seem to have very little - if any - feathers under their wings near their rears. Worried it's some sort of parasite or ... who knows. Just wondering if an infestation of any sort would mean their eggs are bad. They still seem to be laying alright but I'm worried I shouldn't be...
  12. A

    Chickens are losing feathers around vent

    I have ten chickens and most of them are experiencing a lose of feathers around their vents as shown in the pictures. Only one chicken is experiencing a lose of feathers around the head. It started off with only two of them looking like this so I thought it was mites and I treated them for...
  13. P

    Companion Hens - What do I feed them?

    i have rescued hens that i do not use for meat or eggs. they were on layer pellets, however since i don’t need the eggs i switched them to cracked corn, full veggies and veggies scraps so as not to put uneccesary stress on their systems. A few weeks after the switch i noticed that one of my...
    • Poppy123
    • Thread
    • companion companion bird don’t want eggs feed guide layer feed losing feathers pale comb pellets types of feed
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  14. SierraCorbin

    Limping, Stopped Laying, and Losing Feathers

    Hello all, I have a Dominique who is 36 weeks old, it is now December and she stopped laying eggs about 1-2 ago. Around that same time, I thought I noticed a slight limp when she ran, but didn't see it when she walked, so didn't think much of it. She is my most adventurous lady, always escaping...
  15. bmrtclay

    Lethargic, losing feathers

    I usually let the chickens out to roam in the yard in the evening. Last night one of the chickens stayed behind in the run . I went in to take her out thinking that she was just confused. When I set her free a bunch of feathers fell out easily from her body . I am worried that there's something...
  16. TheChickenLady1

    Hen losing feathers

    I just got my first hens about 4 days ago. I have 3 Golden Comets and one called Merryweather seems to be losing feathers. We can't quite remember if she had a loss of feathers when we got her, but today when she was dust bathing it was quite obvious. She has no feathers at the place where her...
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