chicks with dandruff?

[disneypixie49]

I might be overreacting, but if my 3 week old chicks have dandruff, does it mean anything?

 

[debilorrah]

Could you described it better or take a pic?

 

[disneypixie49]

They're these little clearish-white flaky squares or other shapes and my girls have been preening a LOT, and when they do, the flakes come out...i tried to see if they were moving at all, but it didn't seem like it

 

[SaltLakeSpice]

It may be nothing to worry about. Chicks create a lot of dust as the grow their feathers. Its just a byproduct of growth. depending on where yo0u are keeping them, you may also notice a light, white dust covering everything near the brooder.

 

[flakey chick]

Imagine trying to push (not pull) a feather through a small hole. That's what birds have to do to make a feather grow. To allow the feather to grow out, a very thin paper-like sheath surrounds it, then flakes off. You will see these flecks fly when they groom.

 

[aussieheelr]

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Yep that is probably what you're seeing.