Month old chick loosing feathers

[Birdybathtime]

So she’s only lost one feather so far and I wanted to make sure it’s not anything bad and that maybe she just pulled it out by accident. But yeah my month old chick lost a tail feather, they have been preening a lot so I’m pretty sure their feather growth is ok and that I’m just being paranoid. They are currently indoor chicks so I doubt that it’s bugs or parasites. The other chicks seem fine.

I just wanted to know that if something bad could be up if she keeps loosing feathers. She’s a month old bantam chick, thx for any help

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Chicks go through multiple molts as they mature. Otherwise they would grow right out of their feathers. Adult feathers generally come in after 3-4 months with the adult tail feathers generally coming in last.