Polish crest BALDING!!! DESPERATELY NEED HELPPP!!!!

[evitachu]

Dear BYC-ers,
My little teenage rooster is balding!!! We don't have lice/mites problem at all, i check my babies every other day and make sure we are biosecured. Coop is super clean. And I cuddle my Polish kids everyday anyway, no way I wouldn't notice any lice/mites problems.
I noticed that Maden's head is getting balding, but today I noticed worse. See those black dots...those are dried blood. Some feather stems have hollows. My other 4 kids are completely bouffant, but one more little roo, I noticed 2 drops of dried blood too.
Maden is a mellow rooster. Energetic but mellow when handled by human.

I have 5 Polish chicks. The Silver Laced (2) are super mellow, one is balding on the side. I noticed hollow stem, but since it is black, it's hard to spot. The most bouffant, a girl named Bob, seems to be the meanest, but I haven't caught her pecked on other ones.

Do you think this balding is due to pecking, or is there parasite problem that I did not know/notice? PLEASE HELP!!!!!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

That is usually from pecking, tying up the topknot, or bluekote are your best options.

 

[cpsmith02]

Your hens are most likely pecking your rooster. I would suggest putting something like a zucchini or squash on a rope in the top of their coop to distract the girls so they wont be so focused on pecking him. This worked great to distract my girls from pecking the younger pullets.

Hope this helps!