7 week old silkies looking scraggly missing feathers on back

[Speckledsussex2022]

Hi I posted on a different page but I want to post here too. Any suggestions for my smunhealthy looking silkies? They are with 15 other 7-8 week old mix of heritage chicks and none of them have are having issues so I think that rules out mites/lice or maybe mot? I have searched the ones that are easy to grab but the silkies run like wild. What else could it be?

 

[nuthatched]

Can you please post pictures?

 

[Speckledsussex2022]

Can you please post pictures?

 

[Speckledsussex2022]

I am thinking maybe it's just getting terrible bullied I don't know what do you think?

 

[gimmie birdies]

do you have a hot heat lamp on them?

 

[nuthatched]

They're either molting, likely getting in their adult feathers. Or getting plucked, from too tight quarters, boredom or wrong feed.

 

[Speckledsussex2022]

do you have a hot heat lamp on them?

No they have been off heat for about a week.. they have an insulated coop with a fan and wi down for air circulation.

 

[Speckledsussex2022]

They're either molting, likely getting in their adult feathers. Or getting plucked, from too tight quarters, boredom or wrong feed.

The coop is 8 x 12 and the outdoor space is 30 x 12 there are about 15 7 week old mixture of chicks they are on 22% Chick Starter but I've been adding some phase two starter to their food. Do silkies need different food?

 

[nuthatched]

The coop is 8 x 12 and the outdoor space is 30 x 12 there are about 15 7 week old mixture of chicks they are on 22% Chick Starter but I've been adding some phase two starter to their food. Do silkies need different food?

Everything sounds good. What's phase two starter?

 

[Speckledsussex2022]

Everything sounds good. What's phase two starter?

It's just a little less protein I have them on 22% and the phase or step 2 is 20%