Ah, I see. She's got the cushion but hasn't grown out the actual tail feathers properly. She could be moulting or the bullies could have featherpicked her at the last place, when bullying they tend to rip out feathers...
It could also be due to escaping a predator attack, a few of my chooks have escaped and left their tails behind them before, not that I ever found what did it. There'd just be an explosion of shrieking chook and when I went to the location there'd be a bush (never found anything in it) and the chook's tail feathers in a patch in front of it. I guessed goanna or python but the goannas we dealt with never tried to harm chooks, they'd let them run all over their bodies as they sat there complacently eating eggs. Maybe with no eggs around chook is the first choice.
She has two tail feathers sticking out, so will probably grow her tail back over time. She does have a bit of an odd look in the eye. Does she focus and unfocus normally?
Best wishes with her.
It could also be due to escaping a predator attack, a few of my chooks have escaped and left their tails behind them before, not that I ever found what did it. There'd just be an explosion of shrieking chook and when I went to the location there'd be a bush (never found anything in it) and the chook's tail feathers in a patch in front of it. I guessed goanna or python but the goannas we dealt with never tried to harm chooks, they'd let them run all over their bodies as they sat there complacently eating eggs. Maybe with no eggs around chook is the first choice.
She has two tail feathers sticking out, so will probably grow her tail back over time. She does have a bit of an odd look in the eye. Does she focus and unfocus normally?
Best wishes with her.
