What is wrong with his feathers?

[spacemonkey333]

His wing doesn’t look complete. Looks weird. He also has all kinds of fluffy gray fur patches along his back. Almost looks like he gets jumped on/ beaten up a lot but I don’t really see much scuffling. He is with 7 other chicks his age. I’ll try to get more pictures. Is this normal?

 

[spacemonkey333]

He acts normal. Runs around with the crew. Eats. Drinks. Seems fine otherwise

 

[nuthatched]

I think it's just his chick feathers are slow to grow out, it happens sometimes.

 

[spacemonkey333]

I think it's just his chick feathers are slow to grow out, it happens sometimes.

Okay. Good. I am not keeping him, but I want him to be ok

 

[spacemonkey333]

I think it's just his chick feathers are slow to grow out, it happens sometimes.

It’s like new, fluffy feathers are emerging now. Strange looking. It seems to be in a pattern even.

 

[spacemonkey333]

Is this like a silkie mix or something?

 

[nuthatched]

Is this like a silkie mix or something?

I don't know, you tell me!
It's probably his down feathers. under the slick feathers on a chicken, are fluffy down feathers.

 

[spacemonkey333]

I don't know, you tell me!
It's probably his down feathers. under the slick feathers on a chicken, are fluffy down feathers.

They are showing more and more every day though. Is he losing feathers then? I’m kind of freaking out here.

 

[spacemonkey333]

And now those fluffy gray feathers are at the top of the tail all of a sudden.

 

[Ryguy3684]

I've had some chicks feather in very odd patterns. How old is he? The juvenile molt can result in some funny looking chickens. I had one BO, last year, feather in like a porcupine. Clusters of down, patches of feathers, and patches of short quills as the new feathers grew in. It could very well be an odd molt. If that's the case, and you look underneath the down, you should see little quills where the new feathers are coming in.