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To treat a chicken's back where rooster wear has worn off feathers, first separate the hen from the rooster to allow her feathers to regrow. Clean the area with mild soap and water to prevent infection. Apply an antibacterial ointment and consider using a chicken saddle to protect the area while feathers regrow.
Sounds a lot like a SILKIE rooster. There are others with large feathers on the top of the head. The Dutch Crested (Polish) and Silkies are among the few who have feathers on the head. See related links below to see others.
Yes. The long tail feather often drop off during the first molt when all the roosters feathers are replaced by new one's. The new long feathers will take more time to regrow so be patient, they will come back. Many roosters lose the long feathers due to picking from the hens while they roost at night
at about 8 weeks old or so they start developing small differences. For example, their cones on the top of their head might be bigger, they might have longer tail feathers, and they might have a broader chest. They might be more aggressive, or even start to rooster when they are young. if they rooster, they are a rooster- and it is loud and might be obnoxious.
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They are molting. losing feathers and replacing them with new ones. it happends to all chickens.
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If you are referring to feather picking, there are a few possibilities:The Rooster is doing it out of aggressionThe Rooster is picking and eating feathers due to a nutrition deficiencyThe Rooster is picking feathers due to boredomThe Rooster is picking feathers due to it being a learned behavior from other birds or cannibalism issues
To treat a chicken's back where rooster wear has worn off feathers, first separate the hen from the rooster to allow her feathers to regrow. Clean the area with mild soap and water to prevent infection. Apply an antibacterial ointment and consider using a chicken saddle to protect the area while feathers regrow.
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Sounds a lot like a SILKIE rooster. There are others with large feathers on the top of the head. The Dutch Crested (Polish) and Silkies are among the few who have feathers on the head. See related links below to see others.
the offspring will have both black and whit feathers.
There are a small number of breeds of chickens with feathers on their legs. Some of these are the Cochin, Brahma, Sultan, and American Silkie.
He is being aggressive in his mating ritual. He is probably too young to have learned the rooster mating dance. The rooster is trying to grab the neck feathers of your hens to force them to submit to mating.
Many species of birds, including lovebirds, do something called "molting," which means losing their feathers, then growing new ones. Adult lovebirds do this usually twice a year. It's normal and nothing to worry about, unless your bird seems to be plucking its own feathers out and digging at its skin, which could mean it has a skin problem that needs to be seen by a veterinarian. See the Related Link below.
It does not effect the fertility of the rooster however because he is putting much of his energy into growing new feathers he may not be as active with his hens for a few weeks.
Dreaming of a rooster may mean you have a lot of pride or arrogance. It may also mean that you are a bit eccentric.