Miggy Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hi all, Mrs Miggins has developed this red bald area on her chest. I can't see any mites or eggs and Mrs Doyle does not seem to be suffering with the same thing. She does not seem to be ill and is eating, drinking and laying ok. Can anyone help with identifying this problem. Miggy IMG_0241 (Medium) by rogndeb16, on Flickr IMG_0242 (Medium) by rogndeb16, on Flickr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Broody probably? My pepperpot used to lose her chest feathers each summer though never going broody. It'll be red due to exposure to air and contact with bedding in nestbox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Looks like the underneath of my pekin who has just been broody, so that would be my guess too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Same as my Barnevelder Bald from her neck to her backside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Either broody or just pecked off her feathers to keep cool - two of mine do that every summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggy Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Thanks for the answers. I think broody might be right, she wont come near us at the minute and sits down a lot. Miggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaKiw1 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Yes! She does look like that -and the area of lost feathers has spread over last few days. But she hasn't recently been staying in the nest box so maybe she's not TOO broody. I did pick up the tip from another thread about ice cubes in the next box so i have been putting a frozen cooler pad in there. Maybe that's stopped her in time. She and Ginger are still not free-ranging as i also started them on Flubenvet this week so both just sitting looking at bit bored in their new WIR. Honestly, i worried less about my son when he was little than i do about my 2 girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
