missing feathers and strange skin color...thoughts?

[MHG]

A couple of months ago my chickens when through a molting period, during this time a significant amount of feather loss accrued with one of the chickens, (New Hampshire Red) I didn't think too much about since she was acting fine and it didn't affect her laying performance. Then last month she flew out of the coop and was roaming free…my dog (GSD) started playing with her…chasing her around and stuff…after I stopped it (I didn’t think he hurt her at the time) I noticed that the feathers on her back were mostly missing and I could see bare skin! I put her back in the coop and observed her for about an hour…she ruffled her feathers and when on with life as usual…so again I was not concerned. Over the past couple of weeks the skin on her back has turned from pink to a dark color…and the feathers still have not grown back…

….should I be concerned? She doesn’t seem to be in pain…she still runs around the yard and plays…still roosts in her favorite spot and her egg laying is normal.

Thoughts?

 

[Imp]

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I don't think you need to be concerned. The feathers won't grow back until the next molt. The skin might be darkening d/t exposure or even dusty/dirty.

Post a pix if you are still concerned about it. Good luck

Imp