Feather plucking 4 week old chick!

[chickens really]

Colour to birds makes a difference sometimes

 

[Katlinalyssa]

Definitely then after the white feathers?

Yes only the white one. And the white one doesn’t seem super docile. With the Faverolles she stands up and makes herself look bigger. If anything the black Silkie is the most docile of the bunch. She tries to huddle under the Faverolle all the time.

 

[chickens really]

Yes only the white one. And the white one doesn’t seem super docile. With the Faverolles she stands up and makes herself look bigger. If anything the black Silkie is the most docile of the bunch. She tries to huddle under the Faverolle all the time.

I'm talking as far as breed specific either being Docile or more aggressive and you have a mix and really Birds of a feather flock together. Means colour and breed plus temperament..

 

[Fishkeeper]

Are you sure she's eating the feathers? Because that would seem to me to point somewhere slightly different than aggression. It can mean a protein issue, but that's not likely here if they're all eating the same food and only one is picking.
Did this happen suddenly, or gradually? Did you change anything? Does the culprit pick other birds if put near them?
Every now and then you just get a bird that plucks and eats feathers.

 

[Katlinalyssa]

Are you sure she's eating the feathers? Because that would seem to me to point somewhere slightly different than aggression. It can mean a protein issue, but that's not likely here if they're all eating the same food and only one is picking.
Did this happen suddenly, or gradually? Did you change anything? Does the culprit pick other birds if put near them?
Every now and then you just get a bird that plucks and eats feathers.

Positive. It happened suddenly. They all got along for the first 2 days. And then first thing in the morning on Monday when I went out to give them fresh water she just started doing it. Once we put the gate on the run tomorrow they can go out there but as of right now, the white Silkie doesn’t have enough feathers I think so stay out over night.

 

[Katlinalyssa]

Are you sure she's eating the feathers? Because that would seem to me to point somewhere slightly different than aggression. It can mean a protein issue, but that's not likely here if they're all eating the same food and only one is picking.
Did this happen suddenly, or gradually? Did you change anything? Does the culprit pick other birds if put near them?
Every now and then you just get a bird that plucks and eats feathers.

And she isn’t not plucking anyone else’s feathers.

 

[Katlinalyssa]

Oops is not** plucking anyone else’s feathers.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Silkies frequently don't do well with other birds. They're a docile breed, and their crest that makes it hard to see properly can also make them really nervous around others, especially because they can't see if someone is coming up behind them. I'd split off the silkie and get a couple other silkies, or similar quiet, shy birds.

 

[chickens really]

Positive. It happened suddenly. They all got along for the first 2 days. And then first thing in the morning on Monday when I went out to give them fresh water she just started doing it. Once we put the gate on the run tomorrow they can go out there but as of right now, the white Silkie doesn’t have enough feathers I think so stay out over night.

I'm seriously telling you many birds don't do well with Silkie Chickens for that reason

 

[Katlinalyssa]

Silkies frequently don't do well with other birds. They're a docile breed, and their crest that makes it hard to see properly can also make them really nervous around others, especially because they can't see if someone is coming up behind them. I'd split off the silkie and get a couple other silkies, or similar quiet, shy birds.

Nothing will make her stop plucking her feathers? I don’t want to get rid of one but I also don’t want anyone to be stressed either. It’s only been a few days. Could moving them to the coop possible help?