Yes. There are feathers in their run/coop. I'm unsure as to what's considered "usual" though.
Her hatch date was likely late April to late May-ish. Perhaps right timing for a molt?
I found this BYC link showing what to look for---@BlueBaby and @igorsMistress (any other experts??) is this current and specific enough to Arizona?Yes. There are feathers in their run/coop. I'm unsure as to what's considered "usual" though.
Her hatch date was likely late April to late May-ish. Perhaps right timing for a molt?
The others don't look any different, just her. I sure hope it's not mites or lice.
What's the link?
Oops! meant to paste it, looking for lice and mites.
@Happy Novogens Yes that’s what you’re looking for on the chicken. If you see feathers laying around and nobody else looks bad it’s probably a molt or low protein feed, lice and mites will infect all of them. She’ll be grumpy and probably uncomfortable when you handle her, but give her a good look to see if there are mites or lice. If you don’t see any, she will do well with some extra protein during molt. Some people give cat food, crunchy or wet. You can also try a can of salmon or some cooked hamburger. Mine love the burger! Just a little bit each day to help her get those feathers grown out.. Mealworms and BSFL are also good to try. If you see her eating any of those feathers that’s what she needs is protein.
Thank you! It's definitely just her. I managed to take a closer look and (after googling "pin feathers") it looks like that's what I'm seeing on her neck under those top loose feathers. Didn't see anything moving on the skin.
When mine go into molt, I mix the canned catfood in with some wet feed for them. That way I know that they are still eating the regular feed too, and it get's mixed in there enough so that they all get some.
They are probably communicating among themselves,,,, where the scarce dinner options still exist.
I don't know, but they have basically cleaned out the yard's around here that had the free-ranging flock's. Now they are trying to figure out how to get the flock's that are in the coops and run's. They can't get into mine, but it is upsetting my flock when they come around several time's a day.They are probably communicating among themselves,,,, where the scarce dinner options still exist.
