Finding lots of feathers in the coop in the morning - what's it mean?

[Chicken Little-er]

Our flock of 7 chicks are 9 weeks old. Have been in their walk in coop for about a month - they have lots of space and a 450 square foot run. Every morning when I go in to change the water and refill the feeder I find several feathers on the floor -- and I think they are from one of our 2 Araucana's. While I think that this Araucana may be at the bottom of the pecking order, I don't see any evidence of her being actively picked on during the day. And when I go to check on them in the evening, all of them are roosting together. But I'm worried that the feathers are evidence of aggression toward this bird -- would appreciate any thoughts on this. Many thanks.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Juvenile Molt. They'll do it again in a month or so. Check out this article.

Kansas State feather loss
http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2308.pdf

 

[hcppam]

good to know!

 

[Chicken Little-er]

Thanks for the information! I'm relieved.