We have a cuckoo maran who has (over night) started loosing her feathers, we have a shed for the coop and a large run off that, some chickens sleep outside an some inside, plus a camera set up so we can watch them from indoors, make sure all is well, the cuckoo a silkie an a 2 month old roo sleep together on the top shelf in the shed. On Saturday night around midnight we noticed on the camera screen the roo had either jumped or fell off the shelf 6 feet high, I went down with the torch an he looked frightened, I offered him back onto the top shelf, after a few minuets he hopped back on, I looked around and thought no more of it, Sunday we went into the run an noticed feathers? a good hand full, my first thought was a fox, but there where no entry points, plus all the birds where there, then I noticed the top shelf also had another good hand full spread around just like they had just fell from the bird while she stood, I checked her all over there where no bite marks or any blood, she just has some bald skin, she eats well, but today I`ve noticed she is jumpy, I`m wondering if something scared her sat night, People can turn grey or even loose there hair though shock so is it the same for chickens? up to Saturday everything was fine, not 1 feather anywhere, there is no bullying with the chickens they get on really well with each other, If something did scare the birds Saturday night is it possible for stress to cause feather loss, any one else had this problem?
I`m looking at her now walking around the garden, she looks mottled where some feathers are changing colour, just picked her up and her feathers are coming out in my hand bless her, any ideas anyone, before I take her to the vets
I`m looking at her now walking around the garden, she looks mottled where some feathers are changing colour, just picked her up and her feathers are coming out in my hand bless her, any ideas anyone, before I take her to the vets