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  1. A

    Do chickens get new wing feathers?

    I had a chicken injured last fall by a dog that we were able to save, but in the process, I had to clip back feathers on one wing, so the feathers didn’t contaminate the wound and reduce risk of infection and irritation from rubbing, as the wound was right behind/under the back of her wing...
  2. Evoa14

    Feathers loss and no growing back

    Hello, i would like your advice on feather loss. I have 2 hens, no rooster, and there is no pecking between them. One of my hens (she is 23 months) has been missing feathers on her belly, near her keel bone for 6 months. Her skin is a bit red and it looks like a brood patch. She has been...
  3. gailburt

    My Girl’s Bald Spot

    Hi all - my Hattie has a bald patch that seems to be getting worse. We noticed it a little over a month ago and put it down to molting, but I don’t think so now. We’ve checked carefully for mites, lice, etc, and see no evidence. There’s a little red spot, but that’s all I can see. Any ideas...
  4. The chicken nurd

    Missing feather tips any ideas

    So for the last few months I’ve noticed that a few of my birds who are lower in the pecking order where missing the tips of there feathers I didn’t think a lot of it because there’s no blood or bald spots just raggedy feathers but after watching one hen go after another one and pull out some...
  5. AnchoredHomestead

    Base of Feather Issue

    Hello! While holding and checking one of my ladies today I noticed at the base of what looks like three feathers is a lump? Elongated, squishy, not inflamed…doesn’t seem to be bothering her. She is eating, drinking, pooing, etc as normal. Picture for reference. Any ideas would be appreciated-
  6. J

    Erminette x Blue Splash?

    What happens feather color wise if I breed this hen (she’s white with black leakage) to a blue splash rooster?
  7. Phoebe_here

    New appreciation of feathers

    Watching chicks develop from little fluff balls into beautifully feathered birds is so interesting. I love it 😍
  8. Rusty Shackleford

    Is there a feather growing under my hens eyelid?? (Pictures Included)

    Yesterday I noticed something wrong with one of my hens eyes. I thought she got poked or pecked but after looking further I noticed something in the corner of her eye and then tried to pull it out but it seems like there are feathers under her eyelid. I tried to remove it but it definitely seems...
  9. H

    Black on Buff Orpington’s Tail Feathers?

    Hey all! I have a mix of breeds, all 18 weeks old (Australorps, barred rocks, buff orpingtons) my orpingtons have black on their tail feathers (photos below) Mites? Disease? I checked and didn’t see any mites or bugs on them and I use the deep litter system for their coop so I can’t put DE in...
  10. O

    Rhode Island Red Chick Feather

    First time raising baby chicks, I have two Rhode Island reds we got at Tractor Supply and one has a feather that looks bent. Should I be worried? Is this painful to the chick? Attaching pictures for reference. TIA!
  11. C

    Toulouse Gosling is overpreening/itchy

    Hey everyone, looking for some advice for my gosling. I recently got a shipment of 4 chicks of various breeds and a gosling to help protect my backyard flock. They're all being raised together, but since about day 2-3 of having them, we started to notice a wet spot above her right wing, which...
  12. M

    Help! Injured chicken with Burns and patchy feathers!

    A little information, My uncle found a chicken and he knows that I have a few of my own so he asked if I wanted to take on a rescue chicken and of course I had to accept. from what he told me the chicken was in a wrecked car and was stuck onto the vehicle. The vehicle was going to be towed to a...
  13. MidlandChicks

    Fully feathered?

    Hi guys, would you consider our chicks fully feathered? They seem to have a little fluff on their bottoms but the rest looks feathered to me. I’d like to keep them in their coop tonight for the first time and wanted to get your thoughts. They’re 7 weeks old and the temps will be in the mid-50s...
  14. B

    Ursula or Ursuhim?

    I know everyone keeps saying that chicks have to be at least 6 weeks old before you can tell their gender. However, I have one sweetheart named Ursula and they are just soooo much different than their counterparts. They turned 4 weeks old this past Monday. I have 7 Brahmas altogether and...
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  15. Nadilli

    PLEASE HELP Feathers being pulled + bumble foot

    This little girl, named Willow (Willow Ptarmigan) is having some issues, apx 9-10 weeks old . I recently got her from a local breeder, and she’s had issues from day 1, with her own clutch mates! My older chickens don’t bother her at all but her clutch mates constantly pick at her tail feathers...
  16. jtmorgan86

    TOTAL TAIL FEATHER LOSS

    I have 2 silkie roosters they both are missing ALL their tail feathers. What could cause this? What should I do for it? Pests? Plucking? I’m confused! I inspected all the birds today. Some had poop on their butts. No signs of lice eggs. Some girls have torn feathers but I believe it’s from the...
  17. Greystone farm

    Feather plucking—how to treat?

    My little mallard duck, Rowan, flew over the fence divider between my two flocks today 😬 Her flock loves her, but my second flock are three times as big and don’t like her at all. I found her tonight on their side of the run with the feathers on the back of her little neck all plucked and raw...
  18. Z

    Roadside chicken and possible feather follicle cyst???

    Hello, I recently found what I believe is a Langshan hen abandoned on the roadside. It's the middle of the wet season here and she was in a shallow ditch of water when I retrieved her. She's been quarantined for two weeks and was going to be 8ntroduced yo the flock tomorrow but I finally got a...
  19. bossfrog

    what is going on with this feather

    my silkie chicken has curled toes and as a result walks on some of her foot feather follicles. was looking at her foot this morning, noticed a little fuzz that seemed out of place and pulled on it with tweezers and this monstrosity came out. is this how deep quills go? the bristly part at the...
  20. edgy6ellie

    ingrown feather?

    One of my hens, has a feather growing in a U shape, it seems to be pretty painful when I touch it and is a lot thicker than the rest of her pin feathers, it doesn't look like any of the ingrown feathers I've seen and I can't find any information on it at all, I will try to take a picture of it...
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