Bleeding when tail/back feathers come in

[NikSmith]

Hey, I've posted similar to this before, but anyways
I'd like to know if it's normal for bleeding to occur when their feathers come in. I have some Ameracaunas who when their back feathers were coming in, it was red and raw. And then another ameracauna where it's tail met the back, those feathers or area were raw as well. Last night I checked my chicks at 8pm, and noticed nothing out of the ordinary. At 11pm I went out and one (another Ameracauna) was pecked SO bad. All red and bleeding and super raw. It was right where the tail meets the back that she was completely pecked to blood! I separated her, and she seems to be better (not bleeding or anything) but hasn't eaten/drank.
Is this normal for Ameracaunas?! I have SLW, GLW, barred rocks, and 3 randoms and none of them have had this issue. Only the Ameracaunas. I am pretty sure they're bored/too cramped, but this wknd we're moving them outside, giving them the whole coop etc. I give them hay, grass, etc throughout the day and gave them some mashed up hard boiled eggs since I've read that it could be a lack of protein that encourages pecking a bit more than the normal.
But is it normal for bleeding to happen when their back feathers come in? They're 6 weeks old.
Thanks in advance!

 

[peepacheep]

Is the bleeding coming from the new feathers coming out of the skin or the skin itself? Sometimes the chicks will damage emerging feathers by jostling each other too much. I have had a couple of feather pickers in my flock who will 'snack' on the new feathers of the hens beneath them in the pecking order. Getting the chicks into a bigger space as well as maybe having a couple of perches, (places they can get away from one another), might help. I would be a little cautious on changing the protein ratio form what is in the chick's grower feed at this point in their growth. Chickens can get more than a little fixated on blood and sometimes will continue to do more and more damage. With my flock I clean off as much blood as possible then spray Blu-Kote to camouflage the oozing feather or skin. It is very handy to have in the chicken 1st aid box but you might want to read the thread 'Warning about Blu-Kote' first, it can be a tad messy

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[trinityzmatrix]

I'm also having this issue. The back of my baby Ameracaunas started out dry looking and feeling..no fluff or feathers by the oil duct in their back. It looks like when their feathers started coming in, they picked at them and it got bloody and raw. Any thoughts from thecommunity?