Back end of chicken

[celestialtom]

I'm seeing the backend of the this chicken how white it is and one spot where it's missing a little bit they are 6 months

 

[U_Stormcrow]

PICs. W/o Pics, its all guesswork.

W/ Pics, it may still be guesswork, but it will be more educated guesswork.

Also, flock size, feed, and the size of their enclosure. If the flock is pecking at the back end of one of the birds, pulling feathers, there can be non-disease/parasite reasons for that. We need both the big picture on how the birds are being managed and the small picture (of the bird, and its back end) to have a hope of helping out.

 

[celestialtom]

PICs. W/o Pics, its all guesswork.

W/ Pics, it may still be guesswork, but it will be more educated guesswork.

Also, flock size, feed, and the size of their enclosure. If the flock is pecking at the back end of one of the birds, pulling feathers, there can be non-disease/parasite reasons for that. We need both the big picture on how the birds are being managed and the small picture (of the bird, and its back end) to have a hope of helping out.

 

[celestialtom]

Here is another picture of the hen

 

[NatJ]

I'm seeing the backend of the this chicken how white it is and one spot where it's missing a little bit they are 6 months

The white is a normal part of her feathers, but is usually hidden by the brown tips of other feathers.

She is missing some feathers, which lets you see the white parts of some other feathers.

The missing feathers are likely from a rooster mating frequently. If you don't have a rooster, it might be from other hens "mating" as a show of dominance, or from other hens picking with their beaks.

It's not a big problem, and the feathers should grow back the next time she molts.
But it can get worse, and then she would have a bare back (cold, and easy to get injured).

Stopping it means changing something. That could mean more hens, fewer roosters, more space for chickens to get away from each other, more things for them to do, and sometimes more protein in the food. (Feathers are made of protein. Hens who do not get enough protein will sometimes eat each other's feathers.)

A pile of dead leaves to scratch through can be a good way to keep them all busy for a few hours at a time. Or a bale of straw or hay to pull apart, or pile of compost to dig through, or anything else that gives them a lot of scratching with a few nibbles of something (like bugs in the compost) to keep them interested.

It can help to have a few things in the run that let them away from each other a bit: boards or boxes or something so they can be out of sight on the other side, perches so some can sit up above the ground, and so on. That helps regardless of whether the problem is caused by a hen or a rooster.

 

[New2theFlock]

We had similar issues this summer and made some changes like the ones suggested here. Made a big difference and stopped the bullying and feather eating. Good advice.