Tblas
In the Brooder
Good morning,
I noticed about a week ago that one of our chickens were looking rough, her feathers looked “ruffled”. I’ve kept an eye on her and she’s eating, drinking and acting fairly normal. I haven’t noticed anyone picking on her but I don’t watch them 24/7.
Today I went out and noticed she looks significantly worse and 1 other bird looks like she’s losing some feathers.
Background- I have 6 red stars. They’re almost a year old. The 2 chickens who are losing feathers are red stars. I have an editional 2 barred rocks and 1 laced Wyandotte that are 22 weeks old. They’ve been living in the coop together for some time now. My older girls have picked on the young girls and created their pecking order. But I haven’t seen my young girls be aggressive back. They normally run away. But as I said I’m not watching them 24/7. We living in upstate NY. Weather is crazy. A few weeks ago it was warm. Then it dropped and has since snowed. Their coop is well insulated and we use the deep litter method and seems to be keeping it really warm.
I’ve checked ALL birds for mites, lice, etc. I don’t see any signs. Please help me. I’m open to all ideas and suggestions. I feel so bad for my girls.
I’ve attached photos below. Sorry, they’re not the greatest.
I noticed about a week ago that one of our chickens were looking rough, her feathers looked “ruffled”. I’ve kept an eye on her and she’s eating, drinking and acting fairly normal. I haven’t noticed anyone picking on her but I don’t watch them 24/7.
Today I went out and noticed she looks significantly worse and 1 other bird looks like she’s losing some feathers.
Background- I have 6 red stars. They’re almost a year old. The 2 chickens who are losing feathers are red stars. I have an editional 2 barred rocks and 1 laced Wyandotte that are 22 weeks old. They’ve been living in the coop together for some time now. My older girls have picked on the young girls and created their pecking order. But I haven’t seen my young girls be aggressive back. They normally run away. But as I said I’m not watching them 24/7. We living in upstate NY. Weather is crazy. A few weeks ago it was warm. Then it dropped and has since snowed. Their coop is well insulated and we use the deep litter method and seems to be keeping it really warm.
I’ve checked ALL birds for mites, lice, etc. I don’t see any signs. Please help me. I’m open to all ideas and suggestions. I feel so bad for my girls.
I’ve attached photos below. Sorry, they’re not the greatest.
