Over-mated chicken?

[foxy2320]

One of my black French copper marans seems to be my alpha roo's favorite...bare back, ruffled side feathers, but it also looks like one side of her face is white. The other side looks completely normal. She eats, drinks, runs, and otherwise socializes completely normally with the flock. It's just one side of her face looks pale, whitish feathers (or feather remnants), etc. She won't let me get close enough to get a good look. Anyone ever go through this before?

 

[Chicky Crazy]

Can you get a picture of her face please?

 

[Bush Chickens]

that would definitely help a lot

 

[foxy2320]

I'll try to get one when I get home from work.

 

[foxy2320]

Here are the best pictures I could get. Like I said, behavior is totally normal.

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[Bush Chickens]

I don't know what could be wrong,sorry

 

[foxy2320]

Well I guess I'm going to stop worrying. She's laying, eating, drinking, free-ranging and acting normal. Thinking she might be low man on the totem pole.

 

[Mehjr10]

She is getting her share of attention from her roo, he will bite at the feathers on her head and will pull them out or break them off. For her back you can use a saddle. I made some for my hen from some Camo polar fleece that if put in a jeep head liner... there is a pattern on here that you can look up basically it is a 8.5x8.5 square with a v notch on each end and two slits in it for the wings to go through. I will try to find it and post it.

 

[foxy2320]

I had thought about that too, but I've never seen my head roo get ahold of face feathers, occasionally neck feathers, but he's actually really gentle and doesn't mount unless they squat for him. I haven't had a chance to see my #2 roo in action, but he's much more awkward, so maybe she's the collateral damage of his "practice". She is the fastest one of all of them, so I'm not sure I could catch her to get a saddle on!

 

[Mehjr10]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/424354/free-chicken-apron-saddle-pattern/20


The no sew method is the one I used.. I don't use the Sewing machine much.. The other roo's or youngsters are usually the culprit in my group the tend to chase them down and grab a beak full.. Catch her on the roost of before you let her out in the morning .