Feathers

[Flaisure]

Birds molt every year in the fall. The one with missing tail feathers were probably pulled out by others.

Thank you! Just concerned because the 2 others happened about 6 months ago and they are in the same exact spot lol. And not one oldest one.

 

[rebrascora]

@Flaisure

Chickens moult annually and the process can take several months to complete in some cases, so I would say that your girl with the feather loss on her neck is starting her annual moult. If you have a rooster I would guess that the bare patch on their tails may be down to him or feather pecking. Feather damage usually remains until annual moult, which would explain why they have been like that for 6 months. Hopefully by winter they will all be looking beautiful again.

 

[Flaisure]

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@Flaisure

Chickens moult annually and the process can take several months to complete in some cases, so I would say that your girl with the feather loss on her neck is starting her annual moult. If you have a rooster I would guess that the bare patch on their tails may be down to him or feather pecking. Feather damage usually remains until annual moult, which would explain why they have been like that for 6 months. Hopefully by winter they will all be looking beautiful again.

Thank you! Yeah it's not from my rooster. They had the spots before I got him. Plus they beat him up like crazy lol. He's a wimp. He runs from them, he's so scared