I just went out to let the girls out for the day and found my Blue Polish, Lola, missing a head full of feathers. They did not go out yesterday so it was not a predator. I am not sure if this is an adjustment in the pecking order with it getting colder and the birds spending more time inside (voluntarily- I don't lock them in). It looks terrible, though I think that the blood is from the feathers, the skin doesn't look broken. I brought her inside to look more closely, trimmed the tips of most of the bloody feathers in hopes that it might be a deterrent from further pecking, and put neosporen on it.
She is not avoiding the other birds... The only other change that I can come up with are the 3 ducks... I found a duck egg in the chicken coop this morning. I wonder if they are sleeping there instead of in their house causing an imbalance in their normalcy.
I guess I really just want to know how to care for her from here. And how to avoid this in the future.
Thank you for reading!




She is not avoiding the other birds... The only other change that I can come up with are the 3 ducks... I found a duck egg in the chicken coop this morning. I wonder if they are sleeping there instead of in their house causing an imbalance in their normalcy.
I guess I really just want to know how to care for her from here. And how to avoid this in the future.
Thank you for reading!