missing feathers

  1. S

    Silkie chick swollen featherless neck pecking wound pictures included

    4-5 week old silkie chick. Developed small wound weeks ago assumed from pecking dispute due to small brooder. Only two chicks in brooder. Both placed in very large brooder, site cleansed and Neosporin, and no pick applied. Feathers appeared to be filling back in, 3 days ago feathers spear to be...
  2. H

    missing feathers, thin shells

    I have 10 hens: 4 Araucanas, 4 Barred Rocks, and 2 Lace Winged Wyandotte's. They were hatched March 2019 and layed 7-11 eggs daily. This year I'm getting 4-8 eggs daily I feed a popular chicken feed with oyster supplement. They also get fresh leftovers of meats and vegetables and chicken scratch...
  3. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Broody Hen or Something Else?

    Hi, I think I might officially have my first broody hen--hopefully (otherwise I'm worried she's sick). A few days ago we noticed her chest/belly was bare and saw many of her feathers in the nesting box. She'd still been eating, drinking, and pooping normally; behavior was the same but a bit...
  4. X

    Bare backed and sun burned

    Hello ! I have chickens that am assuming have been over mounted by rooster. They have little to no feathers left on their backs. I bought them saddles to protect their backs and hopefully allow feathers to grow back .. accept it seems to have made it worse, now the feathers will not grow back...
  5. Megaloo1012

    7 week old White Polish with missing feathers on head

    Hi! I'm a brand new chick momma. I have twenty 7 week old chicks. They are my first chickens I have ever had. I have a mix of Easter Eggers, Splash Amereraucanas, Silkies and White Polish. Out of my three white polish I have one that has a large bald spot on the back of it's head. I have been...
  6. C

    Runt/fuzless baby chick

    Hi everyone, This is my first time having a runt, she came picked on and is missing lots of fuzz and feathers. So much red skin is showing that she couldn’t get a break so I’ve brought her inside for a chance to get a break and grow in peace. she has heat,water, and food.. seems to be pooping...
  7. J

    Hen lost a lot of feathers during attack

    Hello, one of my hens has just been attacked by a small dog, she is missing a lot of feathers, some on her back and many of her wing feathers. But besides that she has no other injuries, no bleeding or broken bones, just missing feathers. What should I do to help her? Will she grow her feathers...
  8. filmcmahon

    Broody hen?

    hello everyone, it’s been a while! so this past week when i went to check the nest boxes for eggs, i noticed my grey silkies down feathers all over her favorite box. i added some diatomaceous earth to it because a month ago we had some mites, so i thought they might still be bothering her...
  9. rckitzmiller

    Multiple hens with bald patches near tail and several unexpected deaths

    Hello friends. We had 36 hens all about 7 months old. Breeds are Wyandotte, Ameracauna, Production Red, Black Sex Link, and Isa browns. All but the Reds and Isas are missing round patches of feathers about 3 inches in diameter on their backs just above their tails. (See pic). For a while it...
  10. ctg2264

    Most of Flock is Losing Mid to Upper Back & Wing Feathers

    Hello, first time poster here. We have been trying to figure what is going on with our birds and now we are getting desperate, for we fear their feathers won't grow back in time for winter. Our first flock is almost a year old now and consists of 4 hens (2 ISA browns, and 2 Barred Rocks) and 2...
  11. MommaHyde

    Why does my chicken have a bare butt??

    Out of our six girls this is the only one with a bare butt so I don’t think it is pest related (but could be wrong) it looks bad and I’m very concerned. Her neck feathers also look pecked at or damaged from something else. Need advice on what to do. See pictures
  12. PrincessLay-a

    My hens look a mess!

    Hey chicken keeping community! I am popping on her to ask some advice on my ugly hens... Lately my flock has been quite raggedy looking, broken feather, missing feathers, dirty feathers; this is mostly just a feather issue. I have 4 different pens all varying in ages: one maybe 3 years old...
    • PrincessLay-a
    • Thread
    • broken feather shafts dingy feathers hens lice missing feathers molting roosters ugly ugly birds
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  13. toriyr

    Losing feathers, white powdery face and dull comb

    Hello (again) chicken friends! I have a chicken who I've had for over a year, she has always been subdued and a little shy compared to the rest, but doesn't get picked on and is part of the team (I have five chickens all together). I think she's third in the pecking order. She's never been a...
  14. Jlgonzo

    Feather pecking

    I have 8 chickens that are 9 months old now. I have had issues in the past with feather pecking and bullying of one of my Easter eggers when some of the other chickens first started laying. I was able to put peepers on the two culprits for about 6 weeks. That was several months ago. Now I have...
  15. K

    Missing feathers back of neck

    Ok, I know why this is happening... my cockerel has a favorite hen, the first to lay and at the Top of the Pecking order. I’ve even watched her peck and chase him when he gets frisky with the other girls. She has lost a lot of feathers at the back of her neck from him mounting her though. No...
  16. SBFChickenGirl

    Pecked on Polish Hen, Any Ideas?

    I've got a polish hen that is relatively high in the pecking order but has been getting pecked. I don't know what to do. It's the feathers on her head. A little bit of blood from the feathers coming out, but none from pecking. Separated her so she could heal and then put her back in. Again, the...
  17. rosemarysugar

    SEVERE PECKING?!?!?!

    I have an 11 month old BROWN-RED Americauna (her name is Marigold) that has muffs and a beard (always very big and full) she is healthy and am pretty sure is not molting. Anyway.. I was letting my girls free rang and I picked up Marigold and ALL of her beard and a lot but not not all of her...
  18. GlockGurl

    New England Ready

    I'm happy to be apart of this group finally! This is my 1st year with chickens. I am from Connecticut and 34yo. I have a large coop and 10 chickens right now. I am pickin up some more this weekend from a freind. I have to winterize the coop! Here our some of girls! I have 3 chickens you'll see...
  19. MommaHyde

    Missing feathers

    One of our girls is missing feathers on her front neck. I’m a year into our chickens and I’m not sure what it is. None of the other girls are missing feathers and doesn’t seem to look like multing. Or mites? Hoping it’s not mites. I’m thinking it is from plucking. I’ll attached a picture. Can...
  20. 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...
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