Is this molting? New chicken owner here

[Zobot0110]

I have 9 chickens. I have both of these combined together. One is 10x10 and the other 4x12

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How big is the coop, the little building where they sleep? Measure it from side to side and give us the dimensions in feet, L x W. Chickens typically do best in a coop that allows each bird to have 4 sq ft of floor space, so for 9 birds you need a coop at least 36 sq ft. Or 6 x 6 for example. If they have a significantly smaller space and feel crowded, that might cause them to pluck each other's feathers.

Another possible cause might be the feed. If they are not getting enough protein they might do feather plucking, as feathers are high in protein. Do they have commercial feed available all day? What is the protein content?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm sorry I see you have the dimensions posted.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Is the coop 4x12'? So 48 sq ft? So it should be big enough for 12 chickens.

 

[SkyAJK]

If possible put some branches, something in the enclosure for chicken to jump up to perch or something to hide from from the trouble maker. Chickens need places to hide if they need to.

 

[Zobot0110]

They sleep in the wooden coop and lay eggs in the green and/or brown coop. Dimensions are for wood coop.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When I divide 100" by 12 (length) and 120" by 12 (width) I get an 8x10 building. But there is a range of dimensions in that chart. So I still don't know how big your coop is. Is the coop 100 inches x 120? Or 170 x 122? Or 170x 60? It's very ambiguous based on that chart. Can you just measure your unit and tell us what you have?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Is it 100 x 50? That would be about 8' x 4', or 32 sq ft, room for 8 birds.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Can you post your actual set up and not the stock photos? The arrangement of the set up as well as what's inside the set up matters.

 

[Zobot0110]

Camera view from inside coop and outside. I think the wood coop is 4x3.