Since introducing Raj to the flock, a number of the chickens have started to get quite bald backs. Mostly this is due to Raj mounting the chickens and being a bit rough. Early on, the chickens also had bloody combs from Raj holding them down.
Mostly, this appears to happen with the older hens, apparently, Raj’s favourite chicks (pardon the pun). I have seen a couple of other chicken keepers make jackets for their hens when this happens. Although, my chickens aren’t in any kind of distress from their loss of feathers, I expect that they will be getting pretty cold as it is coming into winter here in Tasmania.
Above is a picture of our own MF-Junior. He is the son of MF (munt-foot). You can see that he has quite severe toe curl, however, the condition certainly doesn’t affect his performance as a junior rooster, he protects the girls and gets the occasional sneaky “alone time” with the hens that Raj isn’t watching.
I will be making some simple chicken jackets for my hens so that they can be protected from the cold. I had better make some extras so that I can wash them periodically.
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