Losing Tail Feathers

[goddesses]

i HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SILVER LACE WYANDOTTE (ONE OF 6) THAT IS LOSING HER TAIL FEATHERS. AS OF TODAY SHE HAS NONE! SHE SEEMS PERFECTLY FINE, BUT LOOKS A BIT ODD! NONE OF THE BIRDS ARE IN MOLT, ALTHOUGH THAT BEING SAID THEY HAVE NOT BEEN IN MOLT FOR OVER A YEAR. cAN SHE FLY/STIR WITHOUT A TAIL?

MOM TO 6 WYANDOTTS AND 4 AURACANAS

 

[DTchickens]

It's getting that time of year for them to molt, she may not have been in it.. But maybe now.. Other than that she maybe getting her tail pulled by the others at night.

 

[purpletree23]

Do you have a rooster? Is she pulling them herself? If so she might be irritated and have mites or lice. If she is eating them she could have a protein deficiency. Check her closely to see if she does have mites. Check the base of the feather at night with a flash light. If she has them then treat for that and if she is milting or eating the feathers throw the chickens a hand full of cat food every other day. It has a lot of protein.