Chick with bald spot on chest?

[sloallie10]

She seems fine, but she has a nickle size kinda bald spot on her chest. She is with one other chic, and i dont think there is any pecking involved.
She is a EE.
Help?
Oh, and there is still some feathers there.

 

[sloallie10]

please..

 

[threehorses]

I have some questions, please.

How old is she? If she's laying age, is she 'broody" or laying eggs a lot?
Have you checked her thoroughly for mites/lice?
What is her current diet exactly?
What type of bedding and flooring?
Does the other chic not have a bald spot there if you separate its feathers?

Let's start with these and see where that leads us.

 

[sloallie10]

How old is she? If she's laying age, is she 'broody" or laying eggs a lot? She is around one week old.
Have you checked her thoroughly for mites/lice? No, but im pretty sure that she doesnt have any.
What is her current diet exactly? CHick starter, water, and the occasional bugs, or dirt, found in the dirt
What type of bedding and flooring? Chicken wire, and then theres a little box filled with shavings and straw
Does the other chic not have a bald spot there if you separate its feathers?Not quiet sure what your asking but i know the the bald spot is not totally bald, and there are still feaqthers there. My mom said that she noticed a bump there, but i didnt notice any thing.
OH, and i did find this little tiny pimple like thing right above her growing tail feaqthers.

 

[threehorses]

The pimple-thing is her oil gland, her preening gland. So that's normal. On the feathers - it might just be that she's laying on the dirt a lot. At one week old, she probably came with it - I'd let it just grow in. She should just be fuzzy now - perhaps the other picked it off of her. I'd still check them and the hen all for mites and lice as it's not uncommon that broodies to get this and will pass it to their babies.

Otherwise if she's acting happy, eating a lot, being very active, I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets worse.

 

[sloallie10]

OK, thanks!