Chicken Bald Head

[10LilChicks]

Hi! My Barred Rock is almost a year old. Her head is bald and her comb doesn’t look right to me. Another one of my Barred Rocks has a tiny spot balding on her head too. The Rhode Island Reds and White Leghorns look completely normal. They have been together their whole lives. I haven’t seen any pecking or fighting. They are all acting normal. Is this an injury or molting? I’m trying to figure out whether or not I need to separate them or treat it with something.

 

[MyParadiseFalls]

Do you have any roosters, that could be the source of your problems.

 

[10LilChicks]

Do you have any roosters, that could be the source of your problems.

Yes, I have one rooster and 11 hens. I really don’t think it is him.

 

[MyParadiseFalls]

Yes, I have one rooster and 11 hens. I really don’t think it is him.

Hmm only reason I think so is because that is EXACTLY what my Roos do to my hens

 

[Moodleroni]

The roos hold onto their head/neck feathers when mounting. I've read that roos will also pick their favorites so your balding hen is probably being mounted much more often than the non-balding ones, &/or she does not "submit" easily to your roo so it's taking longer, with more effort, when mounting, causing more feather loss