- Mar 10, 2013
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MagPie is 1.5 years old and started what I thought was a molt a long time ago...late winter early spring. She only appears to have feather loss at the base of her neck right near the top of her wings. If I lift up her wings I can see what appears to be small feathers that seem to be broken off. Her comb is pale and has been since I noticed the feathers. I haven't noticed her losing any additional feathers. She also eats and drinks fine and free ranges with the others but just stays away from the flock. She was the dominant bird last fall so I'm not sure what changed that. She also has recently stopped roosting and is either in the nest box or in front of the nest box to sleep. I don't see any evidence of bugs on her or the rest of the 9 chickens she coops with. She does seem on the thin side but she eats all the time. Not sure what the problem is. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!