my chicken is loosing feathers bad need help

[matthew98]

i check my rooster for mites didn't see anything but i still treat them for mites i usw number seven dust i clean his house with soap and water i need help

 

[kkowa]

he just may be molting

 

[Happy Chooks]

How old is he? He may just be going into molt.

 

[matthew98]

well he is almost two year old but you can see his thives and its starting on his chest and back

 

[Nsampsel]

As long as he isn't acting sick I would not worry. Chickens (roosters included) can molt to the point that they look pretty naked before new feathers begin to grow back in. I have a roo molting right now who has no feathers left on his neck & is getting thin across his back. It's perfectly normal. I swear some mornings a raccoon has had to have gotten into my coop with as many feathers as are laying all over the ground, but once I look I reali2e they are all from different birds & no one is missing or injured. They are all just molting so they have time to grow in their new coats before winter.

 

[ChickMagnet207]

He's Moulting

 

[matthew98]

ok thanks