feather picking

  1. R

    Mean Mallard??

    We have 4 Mallards that are almost 7 weeks old. One of them is constantly pecking the other ducks, sometimes plucking a feather or 2. While I am seeing no significant harm to the ducks yet, the others are agitated by the behavior. It did it the first 2 weeks we had them, stopped for 2-3 weeks...
    • raisingmallards
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Celcampbell23

    4 week old chick with missing down/feathers

    Hi there! I’m new to the site and also new to owning chickens. I hate that this is the first post I’m making, but here it goes. A little background on my flock: We bought 4 chicks about 3 weeks ago. 1 Starlight Green Egger and 3 that are either Sapphire Gems or Sapphire Olive Eggers (My guess...
  3. Angelove

    Aggressive duckling picking feathers, and biting toenails?

    I have 3 welsh harlequin female ducklings (sexed by Metzer). One of the ducklings is very picky and kind of aggressive. She will pick and bite at anything and everything including myself and her sisters. It has stopped being cute and is beginning to hurt me and the other 2.. I have been...
    • Angelove
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    • aggressive duckling biting bitten toenail feather picking toenail
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    • Forum: Ducks
  4. C

    Loosing tale feathers and bald spot on neck

    I have three leghorn chickens that are looking a little rough lately:( They are pretty big (fat) compared to an average bird of their breed. They have full roam in my backyard although they eat mostly layer pellets and stay in the same couple spots most of the day.One chicken has a balding spot...
  5. henfriend1998

    HEN RECOVERING FROM BUMBLEFOOT BEING BULLIED BY HER SISTERS AFTER SEPARATING AND REINTRODUCING. HELP PLEASE!

    my meek little Agnes (a seven month old silver laced wyandotte hen) has had a persistent case of bumblefoot and a limp for a while. she was separated (still in the coop, just in a hutch with straw and water, they could see her the entire time) to heal and rest. unfortunately, now that shes being...
  6. YaYasDottes

    Is this a Wyandotte rooster?

    My two-week-old Wyandotte chicks have gone from sweet little puffballs to angry anarchists bent on ripping out each others' feathers and standing up menacingly tall to flap wings and bump chests. I began to wonder if I might have some roosters instead of hens. Aside from aggressive behaviors...
  7. T

    Stripped Feathers?

    My chicken has stripped feathers on her wings and back. I have thoroughly checked her over for mites/lice and have found no signs of any pest. I kept an eye on her and my other two hens to see if any bullying took place and none had. There were times where it looked like she was cleaning her...
  8. Maine_chic

    At wits end!!!

    I recently posted about a feather picking problem. I don’t know how to resolve this issue!!!! I cover her vent (the area of feather loss) with Blue Kote daily which helps camouflage the bare area but now all of the hens are taking occasional little pecks at her. She has no wound, per se, but a...
  9. Maine_chic

    29 wk old EE hen with repeated broken blood feathers—Cause?!

    Once again, I turn to the BYC community for much needed help!! My EE hen has a large area surrounding her vent that is bare. Last week she had a broken feather and I stopped the bleeding with cornstarch, got her cleaned up and used Blue Kote. She’s partridge colored and the blue kote did a great...
  10. K

    Rooster attacked by hens, and possible frostbite

    I did a little chicken rearranging and everything was seeming fine. yesterday morning was day three of giving all my Roosters hens and pullets. I had maintained a cockerel pen with just three boys since late spring. I gave both my roosters separate pens and a group of 4 hens and 4 pullets that...
  11. linsybird

    Injured Turkey Poult

    I got a poult from Atwood’s because it looked a little rough. I’m not familiar with turkeys, but I am with chickens, so I know a little. The problem is, I’m not sure how to help this little guy. Can anyone here help me with this wound? I have no idea the age or anything other than it’s and...
  12. Jlgonzo

    Feather pecking

    I have 8 chickens that are 9 months old now. I have had issues in the past with feather pecking and bullying of one of my Easter eggers when some of the other chickens first started laying. I was able to put peepers on the two culprits for about 6 weeks. That was several months ago. Now I have...
  13. chickitychickity

    Rooster is getting picked on by Hens

    Last week I noticed my 2 top hens were beginning to peck on the other girls. I did not think anything of it because they are at the top of the pecking order. Three days ago I noticed the same 2 pecking another hen more aggressively. Two days ago I changed their mulch in the run. On that day I...
  14. EandC

    Feather Picking, egg pecking and rooster impersonating

    Please help! I have a hen (maybe more than one, but I’m leaning towards one main hen) that I have seen with my own eyes eating feathers, jumping on the back of other hens and acting like a rooster, and most recently pecking an egg and starting to eat the yolk right in front of me. I have a total...
  15. Debutante

    Feather-Picking! 3-Month Epidemic.

    Okay, I’ll admit it. I am COMPLETELY at my wits’ end with an outbreak of feather picking. The whole disaster started in early January when my 18 hens (who are now 11 months old) chose to stay in the coop during extremely cold, snowy weather. They had a large run available, but didn’t like the...
  16. hihuckleberry

    Top boss chicken does not let others dust bathe...

    The top boss chicken (of the 3) does not let others dust bathe. They dig holes for themselves, start to fluff around and she comes over and pecks at them until they get up. She does not want the spot for herself, she just doesn't want anyone else to have a good time. The 3 of them are frequently...
  17. hihuckleberry

    Missing Feathers on Chicken Butts

    Hi everyone, As I mentioned before, I'm totally new to chickens. Just brought home 3 pullets last week. They are all missing feathers on their butts, looks like they had been pecking at each other. The man at the feed barn said they just had anxiety from being at the store, confined, and...
  18. G

    Mean Girls Making Trouble

    We've had chickens for twenty years, and whenever we got new chicks they blended in fine with the rest of the flock. Not this time, though. We have 18 mixed breed girls and their rooster, Brewster, who are three years old. And we have 8 ladies and their rooster, Harry, who are last spring's...
  19. B

    Feather picking.

    We have six 15 month hold hens, four RI Reds and two Light Brahmas. About eight days ago, we had to put one of the light brahmas in a dog kennel because of all the abuse she was taking, mostly from the Reds. My question is, how long does she need to stay in there for? Thank you.
  20. flyingjen

    Dominique is being attacked!

    I have a Dominique that is being attacked my my older ladies. The Dominique was added to the coop Oct 2016 and there were no problems with the addition of her and 2 others at that time. The other day I noticed she was limping and decided to keep my eye on her. Today there were feathers all...
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