loosig clumps of feathers

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help me ! my son has 4 chickens and are like friends to him. 1 of them has just started to loose big clumps of feathers. will she feel the cold as she is very bare in 2 places, breast and near the leg. will they grow back? she is still eating and seems happy. what can i do to help her. thankyou for any replies that will help us...

-- beverley cox (bevcox@ukonline.co.uk), January 19, 2004

Answers

Is she hurt or injured at the sites where the feathers are coming out?

Depending on her age, chickens do molt (loose their feathers) and new ones take there place. If she is eating and acting normally, my advice would be to keep her out of the wind as much as possible until the feathers grow back.

Neighbor's dog caught one of my "girls" and picked her pretty clean before she escaped. All her feathers are coming in just fine.

I'm no chicken expert, but I know all about sons and their animals!

-- Debbie in Northeast NC (demeads@inteliport.com), January 19, 2004.


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