plucking feathers

  1. M

    Missing Feathers

    We aren’t sure how to help one of our chickens. She has always been a little skittish and different from the others even as a young chick and we got all three at the same time. She went through an aggressive stage last winter where she was attacking the most docile hen. We ended up putting her...
  2. J

    6 week old chicks pecking eachother

    So I've got my just about 6 weeks old flock of Buff Orpington chicks, I've got 19 to the flock, I moved them to the outdoor coop/run about a week ago as they had started to bully each other to the point of bleeding, about a day or two ago now I started to notice that some chicks are missing...
  3. gretchkin

    Hen self-plucking around tail feathers

    I am at a loss for what to do about one of my 4 hens, who seems to be plucking her own feathers. It's been going on for several weeks now and her back, right above and around the primary tail feathers, is completely naked despite lots of attempted remedies. All hens were raised together as...
  4. titosfarm

    Yellow Scabbing

    Discussing the same hen in my previous posts, we gave her some Tylan tonight to treat her respiratory issues. As I was going to inject into her breast, I noticed her skin had lots of yellow crust on it at her the base of her feathers. We have already checked her for mites, and she has been...
  5. r_o_o_s_t_e_r

    Rooster’s tail getting eaten by hens

    i have a polish rooster (his name is louis) who’s tail is dissapearing rapidly because of 2 of my hens. he’s not molting, because it’s just his tail. the rest of his feathers are big and full. he has lost most his sickle feathers. i’ve picked him up and looked at it, its tender and i can tell...
  6. comish83

    kitchener plucker

    I am in the market for a plucker and noticed that Amazon has the 20" Kitchener Plucker in the link below on sale for $279 today (from $350). I am debating between that and the 20" YARDBIRD Plucker 21833, which is $400. Can anyone shed light on the performance (or lack thereof) the Kitchener...
  7. Q

    Just got 2 butt plucking ducks and Im not sure what to do

    I have two rouen ducks (one hen one drake), and I have had to separate them because they attack each others.... welll...... "fluff buns". thats the only thing they peck at at least, and now there is a patch of bare bottom on both. I can tell that the drake is just a horny little toe biting...
  8. DustBathSpaDay

    Do hens groom their molting companions?

    My year-old Mille Fleurs d'Uccle, Marigold, is molting, and I occasionally see her companion, Kate, a Sebright, plucking feathers from the edge of the molting area. Is this normal grooming behavior? Thanks!
  9. R

    Help please!! Duckling won’t stop plucking siblings feathers!!

    Hi! I have been using these forums for help with my Muscovy ducklings but I made an account just to post this because I need HELP. Long story short I can’t get one duckling to stop plucking the others feathers (I have 4 total, about 4 weeks old now). I tried separating him for a while, giving...
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    • advice duckling help ducklings help muscovey ripping feathers muscovy muscovy behavior please advise plucking plucking feathers
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