I have one of my ladies that is loosing A LOT of feathers. Sometimes I see this if there is a dispute and they gang up on one and start pecking at them, but this is different. Her feathers seem to be breaking off. Every time she stretches her wings there is an explosion of feathers around.
I was able to catch her and get some pictures. She got away before I was done, my intention was to separate her from the rest. Once I post this, I am going to work on getting her again.
Questions:
What is going on?
How do I fix it?
What do I do with her?
What do I do with her at night?
All of our chickens are free-range. They do have a coop that is connected to a large outdoor dog run, but that is all I have to keep her secluded. I am trying to figure out how to keep her separate and still allow the other girls to the lay boxes.
If this is the wrong place for this, let me know and I'll post it in the right thread.
Here are some pictures:
the top one is what she looks like "naturally" with her feathers down, the second one is the back of her neck, and the third is her back.
I was able to catch her and get some pictures. She got away before I was done, my intention was to separate her from the rest. Once I post this, I am going to work on getting her again.
Questions:
What is going on?
How do I fix it?
What do I do with her?
What do I do with her at night?
All of our chickens are free-range. They do have a coop that is connected to a large outdoor dog run, but that is all I have to keep her secluded. I am trying to figure out how to keep her separate and still allow the other girls to the lay boxes.
If this is the wrong place for this, let me know and I'll post it in the right thread.
Here are some pictures:
the top one is what she looks like "naturally" with her feathers down, the second one is the back of her neck, and the third is her back.