Chick with strange feather growth

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Are these photos all of the same chicken? I don't see anything amiss with the feathers of the first chicken. The missing patches in the other two photos could be normal from growth, since young chickens grow faster than their feathers. It's possible that there could be some feather picking going on, particularly if this pullet is low on the pecking order or if they have been crowded together.
 
Apr 28, 2020
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Montgomery County Pennsylvania
Are these photos all of the same chicken? I don't see anything amiss with the feathers of the first chicken. The missing patches in the other two photos could be normal from growth, since young chickens grow faster than their feathers. It's possible that there could be some feather picking going on, particularly if this pullet is low on the pecking order or if they have been crowded together.
Also the coop is massive, with only 35 adults in it, so I doubt it is overcrowding. Maybe it is that the chick is growing too fast for the feathers, though they are 8 weeks approximately. Photos are of the coop size
 

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