Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[MaryJanet]

Ok I need some advice here. My one silkie Fluffy is looking very raggidy, I got a look at her tonight and all her feathers are gone on her belly from tail to base of neck with just a strip of feathers remaining along her keel, so bald on both sides of her breast/belly.

I do not see any creepy crawlies, and her feathers are white and clean other wise. I know her wing feathers are also just terrible, with what appears just the stalks now.

I do not see anyone else like this and the other silkie a frizzle seems ok.

Any thoughts? I don't think molting as I don't see any white feathers around. I am thinking the rooster is somehow to blame for all this, but how do I account for the belly being bald,?

Has she been broody lately?

 

[Ribh]

Ok I need some advice here. My one silkie Fluffy is looking very raggidy, I got a look at her tonight and all her feathers are gone on her belly from tail to base of neck with just a strip of feathers remaining along her keel, so bald on both sides of her breast/belly.

I do not see any creepy crawlies, and her feathers are white and clean other wise. I know her wing feathers are also just terrible, with what appears just the stalks now.

I do not see anyone else like this and the other silkie a frizzle seems ok.

Any thoughts? I don't think molting as I don't see any white feathers around. I am thinking the rooster is somehow to blame for all this, but how do I account for the belly being bald,?

Any chance @ all she's going broody? Some hens will pluck breast & belly feathers for the nest.

 

[Ribh]

Has she been broody lately?

 

[featherhead007]

“Who is broody?”

 

[Chicken poppy]

Dolly passed away in my arms tonight,

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Dolly passed away in my arms tonight,

**HUGE HUGE HUGE Hugs** Oh maaaan

 

[MaryJanet]

Dolly passed away in my arms tonight,

I'm so sorry. Was she young?

 

[Chicken poppy]

I'm so sorry. Was she young?

She was 4 months

 

[MaryJanet]

She was 4 months

Aww that's very sad

 

[micstrachan]

Hi folks. Have missed you the last few days. Might have to move soon, and frantically looking for a place that would allow a dog and ten chickens. Found one, but it’s half the size of this with no garage. We’d have to get a HUGE storage unit for our ebikes, kayaks, gym equipment, lawnmowers, etc.