What is happening!? (Pecking?/sick??)

[JacinLarkwell]

Also with just 3 birds, you're going to get 3 eggs a day very rarely

 

[ILoveChickensAWholeLot]

It could be the start of moulting.

Is it usual for only one of three of my chickens to be like this? Does it change if I mention all three of their tail feathers are missing? I thought maybe they had vent gleet but I gave them yogurt and it didn't change so I figured it was normal

(EDIT: I guess tail feathers was poor choice in words... I guess... Butt feathers better fits it?)

 

[ILoveChickensAWholeLot]

Also with just 3 birds, you're going to get 3 eggs a day very rarely

There was a while there I was getting 3 every day! I'm a bit shocked but I guess I was just lucky!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

There was a while there I was getting 3 every day! I'm a bit shocked but I guess I was just lucky!

What breeds are the three. Certain breeds need more space than others, and are more aggressive than others.

 

[ILoveChickensAWholeLot]

I'm sorry she is probably in moult. I dont know what I was talking about

How do I know the difference between the two? She is the only one who is like this... Except for their butt feathers.. they all don't have those but I don't know.. I guess I just thought once those were gone they wouldn't come back.

 

[ILoveChickensAWholeLot]

What breeds are the three. Certain breeds need more space than others, and are more aggressive than others.

Buff Orpingtons

 

[Jenwisp]

Also they will not molt at exactly the same time but with the weather changing soon it is going to happen if they are over a year. I also didn't see those shots of her underside. She doesn't look raw on her backside, so I don't think she is chaffing. I have a girl who rubs against the hardware cloth to see everything, and her chest went bare and red for a while.

 

[ILoveChickensAWholeLot]

Also they will not molt at exactly the same time but with the weather changing soon it is going to happen if they are over a year. I also didn't see those shots of her underside. She doesn't look raw on her backside, so I don't think she is chaffing. I have a girl who rubs against the hardware cloth to see everything, and her chest went bare and red for a while.

Would it be helpful to post pictures of their backside? They're all pretty red and featherless but I started to think maybe they just wouldn't come back after they were gone

 

[Jenwisp]

They grow back during molting season.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Have you checked for lice and mites? Where does she roost? There might be a few things going on. Usually with a molt, you will see pin feathers, I don't see them emerging.