missing feathers

  1. The chicken nurd

    Possible sick hen

    Hey everyone I have one hen who has feathers missing but I’m not sure if she’s getting picked on or something else Is going on I noticed this a few weeks ago but didn’t think anything of it at first because she was acting fine and while she’s still acting normal it does look like it’s gotten a...
  2. Thecharmingchickenmama

    Leaky Bum & Missing Neck and Butt Feathers

    Hello, I’m a first time chicken mom. I know that chickens go through a molting phase, but how long does it take for the feathers to grow back. These ladies still have a feathers missing from the neck and butts. I also noticed the neck and butt one of them is turning red. A few weeks ago I found...
  3. MapleBlondieFarm

    Missing Feathers in Frigid Weather

    One of my hens has lost a chunk of feathers on her back thanks to our rooster. The rooster is now out of the picture, but there’s a 2-3’ circle of fully exposed skin on her back and it is FRIGID here in the northeast. -10° this morning. Her back is red, understandably, and is most definitely...
  4. wat_da_cluck

    Neighbors dog skinned chicken

    Came home to a massacre. My neighbors dog killed 7 of my chickens (and 4/6 of my hens) and severely injured one poor silverudds cockerel. I’m devastated and angry but that’s a post for another day. He’s missing all his back feathers and a few good sized chunks of skin. He’s also covered in...
  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. Anika Wood

    Feathers missing on face?

    My Silkie Hen, Soot, has missing feathers around her comb. I didn’t notice until now because all of my chickens have been eating cherries that get their faces dirty and stick their feathers down sometimes. This is her all cleaned up. Is this just from the other hens picking on her? Or is it some...
  7. J

    Loosing Feathers

    I have two Isa Brown hens both 20 months old, Sugar and Spice. They are inseparable and both good layers. Sugar has her white under-feathers exposed on the front edges of both her wings. See photos. It appears some of her feathers there had broken off. She has been looking like this for a...
  8. Chickie77

    Missing Feather Mystery

    My chicken has had this patch of missing feathers in front of her tail for the past 6-8 weeks. When I dig through her feathers, I find dirt from her dust baths but that's about it so I don't think it's lice or mites. It's clearly not molting as she's had no other feather loss in that time. I...
  9. K

    New member (chicken missing feathers!)

    Hi there. I’m new to raising chickens, I moved into a place where 4 already were living. No one knows what their ages are or how long they’ll continue to lay eggs, so it’s a guessing game. I also don’t know their breeds. I’ll plan to post some more photos of the girls. Specifically, I’m...
  10. M

    Mites on ducklings? Missing feathers around eyes

    I just picked up 4 call ducks that are about 3-4 weeks old. When I got them they had just taken a bath and were wet. Now that they’re dry I see that they’re missing feathers around their eyes. This is only on the 3 yellow ones. I have a brown one that looks fine. These are my first ducks so I’m...
    • MshVT
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    • ducklings missing feathers mites
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    • Forum: Ducks
  11. E

    New member needing advice :)

    Hi! I'm Emily I currently have 2 chickens (and will be getting a third chicken very soon) One is a hen (2 years old) and the other is a rooster (nearly a year). My hen was walking past my house one evening (I live in an urban area) which we spotted and lured into our house which is how we...
  12. K

    Drake duck like limps then dies

    I have two drakes and yesterday on of them started limping badly but there was no injury that I could see and so I thought I would let it go for a day or so and see if it gets worse or better etc before treating him. This morning I come out to let them out and he is dead. Laying there with...
    • Knightsgate
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    • backyard dead died drake duck limp missing feathers pekin
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  13. L

    Could it be Lice?

    Hey guys, I have a question for you about lice. How common is it for 1 hen having lice out of your flock? I have a hen that suddenly lost and looks like she had broken top feathers along her mid back to the base of her tail. She still has plenty of fluffy down. It happened about 2-3 weeks ago...
  14. D

    Rooster Damage what should I do?

    My poor little hens got destroyed by my rooster mating them so I had to get rid of him. He’s been gone for just over 2 months but I’m not seeing much improvement in their feathers. They’ve got raw wings and a couple have missing feathers on their backs. They are all still laying and are not even...
  15. Melody102

    Missing a lot of Feathers

    Hi everyone, I am helping someone out who has never had chickens before. He got them about a week ago and previous to me coming into the picture today I have heard he already lost the first 5 he had to a fox and they have escaped atleast 3 times by pushing out of holes along the fence. Now I...
  16. J

    Missing feathers

    So a little background. I thought that our rooster was ripping feathers out while mating as it was only 1 when-- so we got rid of him 😪 Now we have many hens missing feathers: back by the wings, on their back, in their neck (nite we do have one naked neck and are aware) -- WHY??? We have 7...
  17. H

    Is this rat damage?

    Hi! This morning I found one of my silkie roosters was missing a large patch of feathers on his head/neck and was bloody. I don't know what could have hurt him so badly. It looks like something pulled out a bunch of feathers and broke some others (maybe some new ones too that hadn't fluffed up...
  18. D

    Losing Feathers, Losing Weight, Pale Comb...Mites?

    Our sweet girl Lava Lilly (don't even ask...my kids named her) feels like she's been losing weight, has had a pale comb, & has been losing feathers under her vent and now on her belly and under her wings. She's an 8-month-old we got from our local farm store. No idea what her breed is, because...
  19. Gypsi

    hen plucking her own feathers out

    This is not my first go round, I think I had a different hen doing it last year. This one got so bald I put her in a big dog crate in the old birds pen, where no one can peck her, and I'll be darned if she didn't clear her back of new feather growth this morning. Hopefully at least her head...
  20. jaymean

    Red, scaly rash and missing feathers on belly

    My coturnix quail has a developed a red, scaly rash on her belly and feathers appear to be missing. I don’t know how long she’s had this. No major changes in behavior except she no longer jumps on top of her sandbox (her favorite). She still dusts in her sandbox, but not as much as before. She...
    • jaymean
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    • coturnix missing feathers rash
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Quail
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