Chicken Injuries & Diseases - How To Diagnose & Treat Your Chickens

We have the 3 marans which we got at auction. Finally have started to lay a few eggs. One has what we refer to as a "bald butt" but appears to still lay. What causes complete loss of feathers under the tail feathers?? Is it a problem for her...her 2 sisters do not have this. Thanks for input.

I have 2 Rhode Is.Reds with bald butts, They seem healthy! I dust them,and they are still laying..I don't get it either!

The loss of feathers on the back end indicates very acid droppings. Give them soft food like milk and bread, soured milk is best when it thickens as the lactobacilli in the milk redress the balance of the feed. Do this for a week, giving them sof food first and then grain or whatever you feed in small quantities. You will soon see new feathers appearing on the back end.

Our red star hen has one of the red thing on the side of her head looks like a growth. the other side looks fine. I'm not sure what you call the red things on each side. We are new at this. This hen is our pet.

I have a RI white. Her feathers on the tip of her wing (shoulder like area) is featherless, but the rest of her is fine. Any ideas what the problem might be? I have another hen and rooster that are fine.

Our Bard Rock has a VERY red bottom and loss of feathers, still laying, still eating well, eats lots of garden greens (lettuce, weeds ), she dosen't seem to be too bothered by it .. but it looks terrible and raw, neem oil has aleviated it for a few days, but it returns
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