Chicken Has Weirdness Going On

[Rebecca Gore]

Please look at the photo below not sure what's going on with my chicken it's been happening over the last few months and seems to be getting worse her skin is irritated and some loss of feathers.

 

[sourland]

Does not look as if she is molting. Possibilities might be over mating, feather pecking/eating, feather mites.

 

[Kellyluvschicks]

I agree, looks like a rooster has been getting her too much! You can buy apron looking things to protect her or separate your roosters for a while to give your hens a break.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Does not look as if she is molting. Possibilities might be over mating, feather pecking/eating, feather mites.

X2 Agreed.
Do you have a rooster, if not, how much coop/run space do you have along with how many chickens?

BTW - Hi Welcome To BYC

 

[Rebecca Gore]

I agree, looks like a rooster has been getting her too much! You can buy apron looking things to protect her or separate your roosters for a while to give your hens a break.

I don't have a rooster so it can't be that I don't see bites on her that's why I'm stumped

 

[Rebecca Gore]

X2 Agreed.
Do you have a rooster, if not, how much coop/run space do you have along with how many chickens?

BTW - Hi Welcome To BYC

No rooster only 1 other chicken with her run is like 12ft long

 

[Rebecca Gore]

Does not look as if she is molting. Possibilities might be over mating, feather pecking/eating, feather mites.

Yeah maybe mites I just don't see them its weird

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How long have you had them?
Can you post a photo of the other chicken?

Observe how the one with feather loss behaves - is she constantly preening herself?
Observe how the other chicken interacts with her - do you ever see her pulling the feathers from this chicken or getting on top of her? How do they act when they are roosting?

Have a look at both of them for any lice/mites - look under the wings and around the vent.

 

[Rebecca Gore]

How long have you had them?
Can you post a photo of the other chicken?

Observe how the one with feather loss behaves - is she constantly preening herself?
Observe how the other chicken interacts with her - do you ever see her pulling the feathers from this chicken or getting on top of her? How do they act when they are roosting?

Have a look at both of them for any lice/mites - look under the wings and around the vent.

Thanks! The other one has no issues maybe she's bullying her. I did see her jump on her before but I had not seen it so thought it had stopped. I'll check her over good tyvm

 

[Rebecca Gore]

Ok I checked them last night while roosting I believe it is my other chicken being mean to her saw her peck her yesterday on her sore spot cannot find any sign of mites so I will have to separate them for a while.