Polish rooster hatched in april still bald!

[chickenjane82]

I have a polish rooster that was hatched in april and he still hasnt gotten the very top of his head feathers. He has a huge bald spot!
Is there something wrong with him? I have 3 female and they all filled out evenly. Ive never had polish before....

 

[QualityPolish]

A Picture would help a ton

Now obviously polish roo's never get the nice crests the women have. There's are more crazy and going in every direct. When you say bald spot do you mean maybe where the feathers go outward, creating the appearance of a bald spot or an actual bald spot where you can see the head?

 

[ve]

Maybe the hens are picking the feathers

 

[ke5hde]

I have a trio.. 1 wc black roo and hen and a wc blue pullet. Its a constant battle to keep the girls from picking out the center of his crest. Poor guy looks like Friar Tuck. Wish I could help but I generally separate them..same coop just separated..only 3 in the coop and its 10x16.

Chris

 

[nurse_turtle]

Your girls are picking his feathers out. Polish are often picked on because their bouncy little head feathers are so hard to resist. As far as solutions? You're gonna need to put some kinda ointment on his head that the girls don't like. Personally, I use...

If you find out it's only 1 or 2 particular hens, you can order some pinless peepers....