Is this balding patrern normal?

[DILUTEDDECAF]

I got these chicks 12 days ago and the black sex link has always been a bit odd looking. She now has a pretty bald head and her neck is balding too? Wondering if this looks normal. Video attached because getting a picture is hard when they won't sit still. She's not getting pecked - we're not having that problem yet - and I have blue kote and vetericyn on hand but I haven't used either. She's *very* active, eating normal etc.

They have been eating Purina medicated starter and some dried meal worms (handfed a few times a week). I put electrolytes on their waiter every other day and nutridrench 1-2x a week. They have a dish of chick grit too.

The ambient room temp is usually high 60s to low 70s and they have a brooder plate they sleep under.

 

[AshVau22]

Anyway you could hold the chick and get pictures? Or have someone hold the chick. Very hard to see in video. Looks like a normal chick to me.

 

[DILUTEDDECAF]

Anyway you could hold the chick and get pictures? Or have someone hold the chick. Very hard to see in video. Looks like a normal chick to me.

 

[AshVau22]

I see now, what are you using for a heat source? That's looks like a burn from heat plate on the top of her head. As for the neck that looks normal to me for a growing chick. They'll look a little raggy as they are growing in to their feathers.

 

[DILUTEDDECAF]

I see now, what are you using for a heat source? That's looks like a burn from heat plate on the top of her head. As for the neck that looks normal to me for a growing chick. They'll look a little raggy as they are growing in to their feathers.

I'm using a brooder plate off amazon. I actually just raised it recently but I've kept it angled so they can choose where they sit. Maybe I should have raised it sooner

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She now has a pretty bald head and her neck is balding too?

Cute Chicks!

Can you get a good picture of her head?

She's scratching at her head, can you see if there's something on her that's irritating her?

You're using a brooder plate. Could she have burned her head on the plate?

I think she may be trying to scratch the top of her head and is missing and getting her neck. If she were mine, I'd put a dab of A+D ointment or vaseline on the head - not much, just a little to help soothe the skin, see if she stops scratching.

Check the height of your brooder plate to make sure it's not too low. Chicks grow quick and sometimes we forget to adjust the plate as they get taller.