When I was giving my Ameraucana a quick check up while she was squatting for me, I noticed she had a spot on her back above her tail where a lot of her fluff feathers where showing. I parted the feathers and found this weird scabby looking area. Sorry if the pictures are hard to see everything, it was dusk outside. The feathers have been plucked out of the area and the brown on the skin is pretty firm like a scab. I looked really close at the weird patch, under her wings and her legs and didn't notice anything that looked like mites with the naked eye. Does it look like something caused by mites or do you think the other gals were picking on her?
They get to free range my backyard for a couple of hours every late afternoon/evening and are eating an organic layer feed with shells and grit in containers on the side. They are all recently laying and are between 21-23 weeks old. I noticed them eating feathers and read about protein deficiency, so I give them black sunflower seeds for treats just in case they don't get enough from eating bugs around the yard.
They get to free range my backyard for a couple of hours every late afternoon/evening and are eating an organic layer feed with shells and grit in containers on the side. They are all recently laying and are between 21-23 weeks old. I noticed them eating feathers and read about protein deficiency, so I give them black sunflower seeds for treats just in case they don't get enough from eating bugs around the yard.
