Is my hen being pecked - or is it just malting?

[britinpa]

This just seems extreme to me and I didn't notice it this morning. She has 2 bald patches in the same spot on both wings, possibly a little spotting of blood. She seemed bothered by one particular side and was picking at it. I am noticing more feathers lying around, so assuming they are all molting, but nothing much noticable on the other 7. This picture is the best I could get as she wasn't staying still

 

[nuthatched]

Looks like feather picking.

 

[britinpa]

Well, she ran after me out of the run this morning like her life depended on it. They were all trying to get at her and she's not happy. She's inside the coop on her own with some food and water this morning until we create a section for her in the run. I will probably put her in the coop at night with the rest, but separate during the day.

 

[sourland]

Sounds like feather pecking/plucking on the part of her flock mates.

 

[britinpa]

Sounds like feather pecking/plucking on the part of her flock mates.

I started to wonder whether another of the hens had mounted her and caused the initial damage, as the bald patches are in the same spot on both wings and now they are all wanting to pick her. She has some feather loss on the front of her neck too (which I'm thinking is just her molting).