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Will chickens feathers grow back if another chicken pick them out?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes, feathers are a renewable resource for chickens. Make more room in the chicken coop or remove the offending feather plucker.
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How do you treat a chicken's back where the rooster has worn her feathers off?
The loss of feathers on a hens back although not pretty to look at is not usually bad. You can separate the hen from the rooster for awhile and the feathers will grow back.
What is roach back for a chicken mean?
Banti - a non-technical term sometimes used to mean 'bantam'. Barbicels Cape - narrow feathers between a chicken's neck and back.
Do chickens pluck their own feathers?
well guess not maybe. All birds molt their feathers, usually in the fall or late summer. They do this because the feathers get old and start to fray. The molt is done gradually and may take a couple of months so the bird is never missing too many feathers at the same time.
Do chicken feathers grow back after a dog attack?
Yes they do. We have 2 Dominique hens who were attacked by Jack Russel terriers. Feathers were everywhere and we assumed the birds were killed. We found both of them, bitten and stripped of feathers on their backsides. At the advice of our vet (why bring a $3.00 chicken for a $25.00 vet visit) we cleaned the wounds with warm water and kept the straw bedding clean and slowly the wounds did heal, the feathers grew back and you would not be able to tell they were ever attacked. Chicken are apparently very hearty birds.
What is wrong if a chicken loses feathers on its rear?
Chickens will lose their feathers in a process called a molt or moult. At this time they will usually go off the lay and their comb will shrink and go pale. The chicken can lose their feathers in patches or almost all at once and will look terrible. When the feathers start to grow back it will be all spiky but soon they will look much better and return to laying. Another time that hens can lose feathers, especially from underneath, is when they go 'broody' or 'clucky'. A broody hen is thinking about hatching eggs. She will spend all day on the nest if she can and she will make a deep clucking sound when you disturb her. The loss of feathers is because she is pulling them out to make the nest nice and also to make direct contact with the eggs and her skin when she sits on them. A third reason for losing feathers is that the hen or other hens are picking at them. At the back end of the chicken it is probably other hens pecking. This often happens to the lower ranked hens. It can be a very bad habit for hens to get into, so you should try to discourage it. If a hen has just laid an egg (especially if she has laid a very big one) she might have an open cloaca (opening to the reproductive, urinary and digestive tracts in a chicken) that might show some red. If there are no feathers to disguise this she might get picked at by other hens in this area and she could die from this. Picking can result from bored chickens or an unbalanced diet. Providing something like a piece of pork fat or prawn shells for them to peck at can sometimes help.
Why did a chicken die it had most feathers gone from its back?
The chicken may have died from picking. This happens when the hens are bored, overcrowded, or have lack of protein in their diet so they result to cannibalism, beginning with feather picking, or plucking the feathers from other chickens. Another reason is from breeding. A rooster may find a "favorite" hen and mate her continually, mounting on her back each time and wearing the feathers out.
Does bacon grease help a chicken's feathers grow back?
No, bacon grease would not be healthy for a chicken to ingest. Applied topically, it could actually cause a bacterial infection.
How come the hens that are sitting on the eggs are losing feathers?
This is called molting. It is the time when chickens renew their feathers. Old feathers fall out and new one's grow back. The chicken uses much of their energy doing this and egg production slows when this happens.
How can you keep chicken hawks away from free range chickens?
Shoot them. The hawk not the chicken. Once they get a taste of your chickens they just keep coming back.
How do you treat a chicken's back where the rooster has worn her feathers off?
The loss of feathers on a hens back although not pretty to look at is not usually bad. You can separate the hen from the rooster for awhile and the feathers will grow back.
My Rhode Island Red's have had their back feathers pulled out. Will they grow back?
Yes they will grow back. Be sure they wernt pulled out by another chciken. If so, she may be getting picked on, and you may need to separate them. Otherwise the picking can continue and possibly become fatal. All chickens molt which is normal. they lose feathers than regrow. Its important for you to determine if they are being pulled out though, because you will need to intervene, or risk your chicken being killed by being pecked to death.
If a chicken slaps you what should you do?
You should slap it back! Chickens are jerks and if they slap you, YOU HAVE A RIGHT to slap it back!
Why has Chicken got ruffled feathers?
There could be a few reasons why your chicken has ruffled feathers. It could have just been "bothered" by a rooster and hasn't done it's feather care yet. They usually shake and preen for a bit after to put things back into place. The chicken could be sick and one of the first signs is lack of sheen and feather placement. The same way people often look sick, so do chickens. Try a Tonic in their water, this adds any missing vitamins and helps feather them out. Your hen could be going into molt. This is natural and is a replacement time for the chickens feathers, they do this once per year.
Something's wrong with my chicken It's losing tons of feathers and it almost is bald?
its molting, no biggy, just loosing its feathers and growing new ones back. your chicken will have feathers again in about 2 months. it happens almost every year
Where do silkie chickens habitat?
Silkie chickens are a domesticated breed. Therefore, their habitat is a back yard in a chicken coop. That is the environment that suits them best!
How do you prevent my chickens from dying Harvest moon back to nature?
A chicken will get sick if you don't give it food for days or let it outside. If a chicken is sick it will die a few days after. So always give them food everyday or leave them outside every night. You can tell that a chicken is sick when you see it. a sick chicken has dirty feathers. If it's already sick give the chicken an animal medicine from Lillia or Barley.
What is roach back for a chicken mean?
Banti - a non-technical term sometimes used to mean 'bantam'. Barbicels Cape - narrow feathers between a chicken's neck and back.
