feather loss

  1. chickenmomma1108

    hen with labored breathing, waddling, worms and mites?!

    Have a Calico Princess hen ("Kali" - 2 years old) who gets around the chicken run during the day, but I have noticed her belly is very big and low & she seems to struggle with breathing. I hadn't realized she was missing so many feathers on her bottom and her belly underneath until today. Had...
  2. S

    Please help – months-long feather issues that I just can’t solve.

    I have 3 hens roughly 10 months old (1 Lavender Orpington, 1 Easter Egger, 1 ISA Brown.) All are laying, eating, drinking, and pooping consistently and normally and show no other signs of disease or distress. At first I thought it was feather picking on the back of the smallest hen (the Easter...
  3. Poliwag1

    Chicken Feather Loss?

    For the past 2 days one of my Langshan chickens, Coconut, has had a lot of feather loss. Should this be a concern? It started on the 22 when I gave them all pesten powder for their mite issues, they never usually have a reaction, but I noticed it when I ruffled it in Coconut's back feathers...
  4. GodLovesU

    Pullet losing feathers

    I have filled out the following template with Gertie’s information: 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) She is a Prairie Bluebell Egger, she is 11 months old, and idk her weight but her chest bone feels kind of prominent 2)...
  5. F

    Are these lice eggs? Shredded wing feathers on broody Silkie hen.

    Hi all, I just want to check with you on the wing feathers of my broody Silkie hen. The ends are getting stripped/broken. I have just inspected her, no feather loss elsewhere. It's summer now where we are, with high temps. I do observe her pretty closely and do not know of any bullying going...
  6. PioneerChicks

    Losing feathers & irritated skin... mites?

    I have a BR hen, 7-8 months old, who currently has bare patches under both wings. They've been there for the past month or so with no sign of new feather growth. The skin is red and looks irritated. It doesn't appear to be a molt, though I do have one molting hen at the moment. This other hen...
  7. A

    Chicken's Feathers Won't Grow Back

    Hi everyone! I have a Golden Sex Link who lost feathers on her head and neck at the end of last winter. We thought it was maybe her first molt (she was about 1 yr old at the time), but as our other 4 chickens have gone through their first molt this year they've followed a very typical molting...
  8. Optimus Pollo

    Feather mites or something worse?

    I have a large flock 33 hens and 2 roosters. Some of them started having a strange loss of feathers as seen in the pictures. It usually starts on their back near the tail and very slowly (weeks-months) gets worse with the loss traveling up the back. Some birds also had feather loss on top of the...
  9. JennyG0123

    Help idk what this is!

    My rooster lost all of his tail feather and one of my Brahmas lost her feathers in a small circle about an inch below her vent. It’s to early for them to be molting any clue what could have caused this? I have a picture of my roosters area but can’t get a good one of my Brahma hers seems a...
  10. SrirachaSpice

    Hen limping and losing feathers-no noticeable signs of mites or bumblefoot

    Thank you in advance to anyone who can help! My 2yr old buff Orpington hen Pancake has developed a hobble the past few days that has progressed to her struggling to jump onto the perch at night and slowing her movements. She is extremely skittish and hard to handle so I’ve only been able to...
  11. Outnumbered23sons

    Feather pecking and how to stop it… Please help!!!

    Hello, I am a first time “poster” on here but have been visiting this site since I got my chickens 1.5 years ago. I appreciate all the helpful information I’ve found on this site, and thank you!! I am reaching out today, to see if anybody has any ideas of how to stop my chickens from pecking at...
  12. crunchygranola

    SGE with weird tail feather?

    I have a SGE with what looks like a weird, Lightning McQueen looking dual tail feather thing going on. None of her other flock members have this. Normal or no?
  13. GlicksChicks

    Hen Losing Feathers and Sun Burnt! Please Help!

    I have a Silver Laced Wyandotte hen who is almost a year old. She has slowly been losing feathers on her back at the base of her tail. Today I looked at her and her back was almost halfway bare and it has become sun burnt. There are small blobs of blood from where I believe the feathers have...
  14. LilHitzel

    Mites or Dirt?

    Found during the day, with a flashlight. Doesn’t move/crawl away when we touch it. Their leg scales aren’t raised, they eat and drink normally and lay eggs. The hens are in an enclosed run, and no access to chickens from other flocks, or birds.
  15. P

    Molting? Sickness?

    This girl is the only one of my flock that looks like this. She’s 8 weeks old, it’s my first time having chicks. I have her isolated but I’m not sure what’s going on.
  16. lwolsin

    Prolapse and bullying

    My sweet girl buttercup has been laying large then usual eggs the past few weeks. Because of this she has gotten a small prolapse. I have been spraying her daily with Vetericyn and she was doing well but now I’m noticing she is being bullied!! Poor thing is getting pecked like crazy on her...
  17. Quail_

    How to help feathers regrow

    Two of my buff orpingtons backs, sides, and head had been basically plucked clean almost and I'm trying to encourage new feather growth. I had gotten a mating saddle (idk if those are consaverial but they are the only way I've seen that protect birds backs) for them and I haven't seen any new...
  18. LilHitzel

    Molting? What is wrong?

    What’s going on with my girls? All super active and clean, zero signs of mites. Full access to oyster shells and high quality, Kalmbach feed. Are they just molting? They are about 12 months old now, and no rooster.
  19. J

    Hen lost neck feathers

    Hi everyone. New chicken mama here seeking insight. I have a 9 mo hen who I noticed yesterday has missing feathers on her neck. Her skin doesn't appear injured or raw just naked. I have 6 other birds besides her and everyone else seems fine, no feather loss. I'm also having some issues with her...
  20. Elspeth Dinsmore

    Chickens Losing Bum Feathers & Poopy Bums

    Howdy! This is my first post on Backyard Chickens. I am a first time chicken keeper. I've learned a lot from other threads on this site. However, I haven't found an answer to my particular problem. I mail-ordered chicks (from Chickens for Backyards) back in July of 2023: three Buff...
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