female white zebra lost feathers

[Lois57]

My white hen has gone bald on the back of her neck!!!!
She is eating & drinking, bathing etc well.

I was wondering if her mate could be pecking her?

They have about 5 babies that are not far from fledging and both parents are looking after them well.

Any ideas as to why the male would start pecking her or could something else be causing the balding???

Thanks
lois

[Niki_K]

Often pairs will pluck feathers from the backs of each others necks to indicate they are ready to breed again (most commonly the male does it to the female, but I've seen some henpecked husbands too ) I wouldn't be too worried, as long as he isn't bullying her too much (e.g. drawing blood, or excessive plucking). If he is, pop him in a separate cage for a few days to let her relax a bit.