Bald necks?

violet · « **on:** November 18, 2008, 11:11 »

A couple of our hens are moulting and so have sort of random feather loss, but a couple of them have bald patches around their necks, one mainlly around the back of her neck and the other under her neck at the front...do I presume that their is some aggressive behaviour here? neither of them have broken skin and I have not seen the pecking...unless they do it after lock up!

Bodger · « **Reply #1 on:** November 18, 2008, 11:17 »

When new feathers start to come through, they are full of blood and chickens sometimes take a liking to it.
I'd also give them a quick dusting of something incase some depluming mite are at work. On the other hand, it might be just an ordinary moult.

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Bald necks?

Bodger