missing feathers

  1. S

    Black scab, missing feathers, bothersome wing...

    The long short of it is, today I learned one of my chickens was killed while I was away. There is both a fox and a coyote in the neighborhood that animal control refuses to get rid of or help with. We are extremely saddened. Finally home, I noticed that one of my chickens has a bald spot on...
  2. Squeak61

    Wierd vent?

    Hi everyone. Very odd problem today. My buff Orpington hen is completely bald in a strip on her backside, underneath her vent. All the remaining feathers are caked and coated with something, I’m guessing poo. She also has an icky porta-potty smell :sick On top of that, her poop looks like...
  3. Neko's Yard

    Is it mites or will feathers not grow back until after molt?

    The issue started in late winter - the first for me with chickens - when I switched foods to a more whole grain mix. Turns out, a few of my girls are picky eaters and were not getting enough protein, they started a pecking issue in my flock where everyone was pulling out feathers around and...
  4. A

    Missing feathers- mites or lice???

    Hello, my brown Ameraucauna has been missing feathers around her neck for several weeks. At first I thought maybe mini molt. She is almost 9 months old. But it is not getting better. She is my most finicky and has never like to be held or touched so hard to get close. No other signs of mites or...
  5. Z

    Red butts and plucking

    I am having an issue with my chickens missing butt and tail feathers and some have very red butts. I have treated the whole coop with permethrin and DE. Please help!
  6. M

    Missing feathers

    So I have a 7 week old leghorn that has some issues. First, she is about 3x the size of my other leghorn and is wobbly and not walking right. Also, for like 3 weeks or so she has been missing a bunch of feathers. Her entire underside looks naked and under her wings. About a week ago she was in a...
  7. D

    Miissing feathers, pink underside, laying around and heavy panting

    We purchased the two as chicks. They are now 9 weeks old or close to it. Not sure what breed. But something like California giant? These two are kind of seditary, who wxot the coop and just lay there. They also seem to walk lame. My biggest concern in the missing feathers and exposed skin rhat...
  8. L

    Feathers Missing from Hens' Backs, Getting Worse

    Hello, everyone! I have fourteen standard hens, all assorted breeds. A couple weeks ago, I noticed their feathers in the bottom area of the back were plucked out, and the pink flesh was showing. I assumed my rooster was the problem, and removed him immediately, even though fourteen hens for one...
  9. ForTheLoveOfFarming

    Are they pecking each other to death??

    My chicks are about 3 weeks old and I've had them for two weeks. I just noticed today that most of them have what appears to be peck marks on their backs! Feathers are missing, and some are even bleeding! What is going on and why?? - It's the same spot on all of them. - Some have it worse than...
  10. Ryan F

    Bare Butts

    Can anyone help me identify the root cause of my bare chicken butts. Although I imagine I would not see lice or mites given their size, I have put down food grade diatomaceous earth. It is only hens and not all of them. Rooster show no signs, nor do any of the young chicks we recently put out...
  11. Saint_ Marwenne_Chickens

    Two cockerels attacking each other. Covered in blood and mud. Missing feathers.

    These guys grew up together. They have together survived 2 fox attacks. They have been fighting each other for a while. They are half soaked and covered in mud, which makes me think they fell into the dam? They have this mad look in their eyes, and they had blood all over them. They were both...
  12. J

    Polish Rooster needs help!

    I have a 8 month old white crested blue polish rooster, in August as he was molting I noticed the feathers on the back of his head had been plucked out. I first though he got into a fight with one of our leghorns since they are very moody birds. So I took him out and isolated him from the rest...
  13. SpaghettiJo

    What happened??

    My Wilma is missing several feathers from her head.. Does anyone seem to have any ideas as to what has happened? She wasn't missing any feathers yesterday, we had an issue with rats getting in their coop a few weeks ago (but we believe that to be remedied), she started laying eggs about 4-6...
  14. R

    HELP! 2.5 week old chicks bloody from pecking

    Ill try to lay this out the best I can.. I bought 10 chicks from tractor supply plus another 2 from same batch. aug 13th 5 isa browns 1 rhode island red 1 plymouth rock 3 silver laced wyandotte aug 14th 1 silver laced wyandotte died aug 16th bought 2 plymouth rocks (only 2 Left) They are...
  15. kip5254

    New Chicken Owner Questions

    Hi guys! So I've had four two-year-old chickens for about two weeks now and just have some general questions about their looks/behaviors. All four are red sex-link hens. Okay, so the first thing I've noticed/questions is some missing feathers on only one hen's lower neck/upper breast region...
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