Is my Chicken Sick??

[WatermellonKellen]

Picked up this chicken from CL and it’s supposed to be a Black Sex Link Maran? Is this true? She also is missing all of her tail feathers (they said due to bullying) but I’m unsure.... Is she ok?

 

[FuzzyOwlFeet]

I don't know much about sex links or marans, but just make sure you keep her quarantined away from your flock for a while to make sure she is healthy. It would be wise to check under her wings and chest area for mites and make sure all her poops look healthy.

I don't see anything physically wrong, her tail feathers look like they're growing back good to me.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

The look on her face in the third picture is priceless!!!
Edited to add that this should be entered into the "caption this" contest if it meets the criteria

It does look like feathers have been plucked and broken but they're growing back and that's wonderful. I would suspect that another bird was doing this to her. I would make sure that you check her over really well for lice and mites and then keep her quarantined for at least 2-4 weeks. She's pretty. How old did they say she is?

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

She definitely doesn't look like a maran, more like a jersey giant, as I don't see any feathers on her feet. As others have said above, keep her quarantined and check for mites.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

She looks a lot like my Midnight Majesty Marans Hen. ~MMM=That's just a hatcherys made up name for a Marans mix that will lay dark brown eggs~

 

[HeatherKellyB]

She definitely doesn't look like a maran, more like a jersey giant, as I don't see any feathers on her feet. As others have said above, keep her quarantined and check for mites.

My Marans Hen doesn't have feathered legs/feet. I'm not saying that to argue with you, only to share my personal experience.

OP is this bird laying?

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

My Marans Hen doesn't have feathered legs/feet. I'm not saying that to argue with you, only to share my personal experience.

OP is this bird laying?

I don't really know much about marans, as I don't have any, but l know some have feathers on their feet. But there are some that don't.

 

[WatermellonKellen]

My Marans Hen doesn't have feathered legs/feet. I'm not saying that to argue with you, only to share my personal experience.

OP is this bird laying?

Not laying yet— they said she’s around 4 months old. Fingers crossed she lays chocolate brown eggs and is doing ok! I think I’m going to keep her separate until all of her tail feathers grow back... Such a relief I thought she might be sick.