Brahma feet

[myshellskids]

I have four Comets four Wyandottes and seven Brahmas all born early to mid April. Of my 7 Brahma chicks, and one is missing a lot of her feet feathers, and 2 others are only missing their middle toe feathers. They are in an inside coop with pine shavings and a tote of sand for their bath. (I haven’t seen anyone take a bath yet they seem to use it as a litter box.)
It does not appear that anyone is getting picked on- but I am brand new to chickens. Should I be worried? I’m waiting for the two smallest ones to be fully feathered so they can go outside but it would be easier to treat while they’re inside in this 8 x 8 coop.

 

[LaFleche]

I have four Comets four Wyandottes and seven Brahmas all born early to mid April. Of my 7 Brahma chicks, and one is missing a lot of her feet feathers, and 2 others are only missing their middle toe feathers. They are in an inside coop with pine shavings and a tote of sand for their bath. (I haven’t seen anyone take a bath yet they seem to use it as a litter box.)
It does not appear that anyone is getting picked on- but I am brand new to chickens. Should I be worried? I’m waiting for the two smallest ones to be fully feathered so they can go outside but it would be easier to treat while they’re inside in this 8 x 8 coop.

They need to be exposed to natural sunlight to avoid issues caused by vitamin D deprivation.

Until reaching maturity, they will still undergo several juvenile molts, so they will grow and lose feathers almost constantly depending on their age, breed and individual condition.

You can inspect them regularly for lice and poultry mites to make sure there are no parasites. Inspect their coop as well and change the bedding quite often.