Hey all. I have an EE pullet, almost 7 months old, that has some weird feather loss. Her entire belly is bald, although there seems to be a bit of regrowth. The skin does not look inflamed, broken, or irritated. There are no signs of mites, lice, or other parasites. She has some feathers missing at the base of her tail on her back from general pecking order behavior, but it’s not bad. All her other feathers look normal.
Now, my initial thought was maybe molting, she went broody a few weeks back and I broke that right away... but most everything I’ve read seems to say that chickens generally don’t molt in their first fall. She’s the only one in my flock of 11 that went broody, so maybe she’s a bit more “mature” than the others?(they are all the same age)
Winter and cold weather is fast approaching where we live, so I just want her to be okay and be able to keep herself warm enough. Nights are already almost at freezing temps. I’ve attached a picture below. Should I be worried?
Now, my initial thought was maybe molting, she went broody a few weeks back and I broke that right away... but most everything I’ve read seems to say that chickens generally don’t molt in their first fall. She’s the only one in my flock of 11 that went broody, so maybe she’s a bit more “mature” than the others?(they are all the same age)
Winter and cold weather is fast approaching where we live, so I just want her to be okay and be able to keep herself warm enough. Nights are already almost at freezing temps. I’ve attached a picture below. Should I be worried?
