He's kinda scruffy looking. Is that normal for his age (3 mo.)?

[pdbantam]

Does he need vitamins, wormer...?

 

[darkmatter]

Who's scruffy looking?

Just wait till molting time------now that's scruffy looking.

Ignore all the beautiful pictures you see posted of peoples chickens. It's a little like boudoir photos, only the best get used.

 

[stoopid]

Pretty jap bantam. Are they still on chick starter? What are you feeding them? It could just be he's getting his adult feathers...

 

[kaybats]

I'm no expert, but I didn't see any scruffys in your pic.....

 

[silky_3699]

nothing is scruffy to me.

 

[Chick15]

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what is molting and what does it look like? is it like a dog shedding?

 

[Ridgerunner]

Chicks go through two juvenile molts before they get their adult feathers. They outgrow their baby feathers and have to replace them. At 3 months, he is probably going through his second and last juvenile molt. It is normal. He does not need anything except his regular feed.

Here are a couple of links that talk about molting. I think they have good information.

Mississippi State describes molting
http://msucares.com/poultry/management/poultry_feathers.html

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

Sometimes when they molt they look bare. Here is a speckled sussex from last year.

Most are not anywhere near this rough looking when they molt. Especially with the juvenile molts, if I did not see a lot of feathers laying around I would not even know they were molting.

 

[pdbantam]

Thanks y'all. I guess I'm just too impatient for him to be a beautiful adult

 

[Magic Birdie]

Come on, people! Admit that you love that innocent little face!

 

[ChickenGirl165]

scruffy? nothing scruffy here, all looks normal to me