Odd white spots on head plumage

[Kr1spy_dreamz]

Im not really sure where to put this... but my year old hen started going through a rough molt and shes now regrowing her plumage back, but recently i started to notice that she has some odd white spots on her head and on her head only.

Ive heard of people having chickens whos colors change a little through every molt but Im not sure if thats consistent or not. Im not worried actually, it looks good on her! Shes a black australorp btw.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Im not really sure where to put this... but my year old hen started going through a rough molt and shes now regrowing her plumage back, but recently i started to notice that she has some odd white spots on her head and on her head only.

Ive heard of people having chickens whos colors change a little through every molt but Im not sure if thats consistent or not. Im not worried actually, it looks good on her! Shes a black australorp btw.
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Pic is a lil blurry (unless it's me), but it looks like feather casings. The new feathers are shedding theirs. It's chicken dandruff!

 

[Kr1spy_dreamz]

Pic is a lil blurry (unless it's me), but it looks like feather casings. The new feathers are shedding theirs. It's chicken dandruff!

Ill try getting a better picture tomorrow, shes become a little skittish since her molt

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I see what you're talking about, but I don't have an answer for you unfortunately. I have a pair of naked necks that look so funny, one is white with a single black head feather and one black with a single white feather.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Ill try getting a better picture tomorrow, shes become a little skittish since her molt

What?! You can't make her stand still?! A chicken?! If you ever figure out how, let me know. I don't have many clear pics of my flock.

I forgot to ask: What breed is she? I know some breeds get more speckled with age.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

From the picture it looks like feather sheath.

 

[abpatchy]

Chickens can actually lose some of their color after a molt. Maybe there was a stress situation for her. Sickness, new chickens added, feed changes, preditor attack. It's ok... there is nothing you can do about it.

 

[aart]

I see what you're talking about,

I see it too, white tips on new feathers.
Molting and growing new feathers is when the sneaky genes can appear,
changing the plumage colors.

 

[Kr1spy_dreamz]

What?! You can't make her stand still?! A chicken?! If you ever figure out how, let me know. I don't have many clear pics of my flock.

I forgot to ask: What breed is she? I know some breeds get more speckled with age.

A black australorp

 

[Kr1spy_dreamz]

What?! You can't make her stand still?! A chicken?! If you ever figure out how, let me know. I don't have many clear pics of my flock.

I forgot to ask: What breed is she? I know some breeds get more speckled with age.

Also I got better pictures, when zoomed in the white parts are appaerently at the tips of the feather