One of my hens is losing her tail feathers and has one left. We separated the smaller hens with missing feathers and let them recover. She is the lowest in the pecking order, but the highest protects her. Some hens will have a soft molt – this is where you can barely tell if she is molting or not. Read our in depth guide on molting here: https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/chicken-molting/. (If any). As this is their second summer I’d suspect they are around 18 months old now. She has not laid for the last 2 days but seems happy enough. Silkie Eyesight They trim or pluck the feathers away from the Silkie's face if it does not need to be in top shape for a show. Do all of your hens have missing feathers? Fortunately if your rooster is placed with several hens then this balding won’t be noticeable. Thanks Claire, I think we will just have to concentrate on keeping her as entertained as possible. What should I do? My chicken has lost a 3in wide strip of feathers from her breast to her bottom. Hi Fantasy, I have 10 hens and a roo. Hi Amanda, I moved them about a month ago, and don’t know if she I depressed from the move or not. I have diatomaceous earth that I sprinkle around their coop, and where they take dirt baths. Bones are sticking out, and the rooster keeps treading on her. I don’t see lice, but you can see her wing underneath where she is losing feathers. Many thanks. Still getting 5 eggs everyday. Silkies then made their way west, and were accepted into the North American Standard of Perfection in 1874. The other 4 hens show no sign of molting and they have full beautiful feathers. Occasionally hens loose feathers from their rear ends first during a molt. One particular poor little hen (she is a bantam I think) was the favourite for a much bigger cockerel and his mounting caused an awful lot of feathers to be ripped out, which don’t look to be growing back. They are sweet and calm chickens that have extra fluffy and fuzzy feathers. I have chickens that I believe or picking each other raw. And if she is doing it to herself, what could be the cause? It sounds like you are doing all the right things. I haven’t done anything yet because of being on state-wide quarantine for Covid 19. I was given an Americana chicken. $8.00 Price. Age. , Hi, Claire. This can however be treated. Mine too. Has the feather dropping stopped now? Still one of her wing feathers had a black base when it fell out. Whereas, lice actually live on the chickens’ body so they are easier to spot. The process helps to keep their feathers in great condition. This will ensure they can all get food and water and help reduce feather picking and loss. Any suggestions as to what may have caused the feather loss? Good luck . Hey, I have a fluffy cheeked Black Austrolorp (I believe that’s most of her breed) named Courtney. Another cause for pecking is overcrowding. Any Advice? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Hi Alma, Please send us an email with photos and we will try to help Well, not really. It’s also been really hot here. Hi Annette, Claire, We inherited 11 unsexed chicks, transpired that 3 were cockerels and the 8 hens are various breeds and sizes. Make sure to try our own DIY recipe for flock block to save some money! There are no feathers and the skin looks red. Seems too early to moult and I’ve one who’s been setting for a month now. A chicken wouldn’t normally do this to themselves, unless they were broody and then it would just be on their chest area… A broody hen is one that wants to hatch their own chicks and she will lay on top of their eggs all day long. The quills are still on her body, but the feathery part is gone. Hi Brian, They seem to be healthy besides, one is missing feathers on the top of its tail/lower back and neck area (looks to be from being picked on maybe?) I have 3 chickens, and she is the only one losing her feathers. If a chicken has been severely malnourished for a while then it is possible she will never grow all of her feathers back. Hi Amy, I have a black Australorp hen that is almost 3 years old, every summer she has molted to the point of becoming absolutely naked, then she takes several months to regrow her feathers. You need to make sure that no blood has been drawn- chickens love to peck a red colored things! Found your site and am so enjoying all the informative information, Thank You. Because of their gentle and docile nature, they make wonderful pets and adapt quickly to attention and handling by people. Hi ?, However, I wouldn’t rule out the stress and loneliness causing this. Molting occurs at fairly regular intervals for each chicken, and ordinarily begins as daylight hours shorten at the end of summer, however, it can occur at any time due ⦠One supplement we do give our chickens is ginger powder and we’ve wrote about this extensively here. All six of our hens are losing feathers, but it is the spring. If youâre going to keep silkies with other chickens, go for Polish chickens or bantams. They were early layers, and were all laying at 4 1/2 – 5 months old. The annual molt usually occurs around Fall time. There are feathers all over the place, but as for now he is the only obvious one to be looking noticeably less feathery. Thank you. Let us know in the comments section below if you have any questions about feather loss in your flockâ¦, As backyard chicken keepers we do not think too much about a chicken’s crop. Now her feathers aren’t coming back, the cold season is coming, and she’s having some bare spots. Thanks! She has gained weight – although the vet wants her to gain one more pound. Personally I don’t give them any tonics but a commonly used tonic is apple cider vinegar. They pin the crest back using a hair tie. My other hen is an every other day girl. One week later time change happened. I have just dusted her with pest powder. In addition to moulting, the only other occasion when feather loss can be flock-wide is when your chickens have a disease or are infected with parasites. Claire. I’m in Queensland Australia near Brisbane and one of our chooks has lost feathers around her bottom. Hi Mary, What should I do? It’s five friends are acting normally and have all their feathers. She just started laying about a week ago and is about 7 months old. I hope she is fine, she’s my fav. Checking and treating your chickens for external parasites is a task that should be done regularly to avoid finding an overwhelming infestation. However it is a vital piece of the digestive tract that serves as a holding place for undigested food. Claire, Before Christmas, someone dropped off a rooster and he found his way to my coop, containing 4 hens. don’t know if she is being bullied. It is a natural event and there is nothing you can do to stop it. MOST COMMON CAUSES OF FEATHER LOSS. In both cases you can use poultry dust from your local hardware store to remove the parasites. I just brought her home from a very reputable farm. Chickens will lose their feathers for many different reasons, from routine molting to particularly bad parasitic infections. I have 34 chicks but only one chick is loosing feathers after suffering mosquito bites. Weve noticed lots of Pootles feathers around the garden, and can see them blowing off her too. A few more developed the same bald patch, it looks like feathers are trying to grow, some of the bald spots are bright red (no blood). Very helpful article. Any suggestions? Hens that survive a predator attack usually have a lot of missing feathers and perhaps some flesh as well. Could the Americana be looking to set too? Fortunately, this is now illegal in many places. This can be very dangerous because chickens are attracted to blood so they will peck the injured chicken even more. Fed 16% pellets, a little scratch and fresh water daily. The answer will likely depend on the cause behind why your chickens are shedding. So in effect it is not a cause but a symptom. It happens when the axial feather, or the boundary feather between the primary and secondary flight feathers, is missing, and the wing droops. One of our older chickens is losing her feathers. . It can also be triggered by stress. My hens moulted right before winter, however only one of the three has gotten the feathers back. Thanks!0. I have 3 chickens and they haven’t yet gone through a morning season. I had them last year when they was on 6th months old and not seen this before am a little worried any advice. Any help appreciated! We don’t have males and I know she is not Brody because I saw her out and about at least three times today..i cleaned today the coop and I guess I’ll check tomorrow for lice. My chickens have molted all summer and stopped laying eggs except for my silkie. She has feathers everywhere else except for her belly. I don’t see any bald patches or any parasites. I have no roosters, and they do not free-range. There are dozens of reasons that your favorite hen might not appear as attractive with her big bald spots, and I invite you to try to figure out which of these situations is most like your hen. Happy Chicken Coop, They otherwise seem happy, are laying okay, eating well, etc. I’m not a professional but I’m pretty sure she is broody, if so, make sure she has food and water every day, and keep an eye on her. Hi Sammilee, one Hen appears to be self mutilating by plucking her chest feathers and the eggs laying has pretty much stopped. Hello from Houston, Her eggs were also fragile. Hi May, I have a chick not even 2 months old that is bald between the wings. A predator attack is stressful for the whole flock and not just the bird that was attacked. Mites will live in the chicken coop and only appear during the night to suck blood from the chickens. You say that the moult is in the fall. We mentioned above that when chickens moult they require a lot of protein to make their new feathers. Raising Goats – The Complete How To Guide, introduce the chickens to each other properly, there isn’t enough room in either their coop or run, 10 Breeds of Chicken That Will Lay Lots of Eggs for You, Automatic Chicken Coop Door: What to Know Before Buying, 15 Most Popular Ornamental Chicken Breeds, https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/chicken-molting/, https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/the-definitive-guide-to-keeping-chickens-in-winter-chapter-five/, https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/7-reasons-why-your-chickens-stopped-laying-eggs/, https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/the-pecking-order/. I don’t have any blood I don’t have any open sores just red butts and backs. I have 3 chickens laying well,but the white star and sussex have lost the feathers just around the neck,the marin I have has no feather loss. The final reason chickens will bully each other is because there isn’t enough room in either their coop or run. Thank you so much, Normally if one chicken has mites- they will all have mites. Hi June, Claire. This section will run through the most common issues and how to fix them. At my house there is a chicken named Ginger, and her feathers are twigs. Also are there any Roosters in the flock? I add a solution to their water once a week to prevent this and it has always been successful. The area at the back of her comb can become quite bald by the end of the season because this is where he grabs her with his beak to give himself some stability. After you’ve made sure she is healthy, make sure she is well feed and watered. Comb: almost circular in shape, preferably broader than long, with a number of small ⦠She has feather loss every where. I have 2 chickens out of 20 chickens with their feathers all gone on their vent area. Easy to use, just mix it into their water.
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