Your response was very helpful. I'm not sure if she is laying eggs or not, we have 16 other hens. I might try to get out there and visit more often and see if she is in one of our boxes. If that fails I guess I can separate her for a bit and see.
I haven't noticed anything like this on any of the other 15 hens. I will look up Giardia. I'm not sure if the skin is so inflamed from the sun or from her recently picking. I notice that in the evenings its not nearly as red. Do you think the hen saddle would take care of it? I guess it...
Thanks. I looked them up, they're pretty cute.I might try to make one. Do you think the missing feathers are from the Rooster we had? How can I tell if it's something else? I was concerned about mites but don't see any bugs on her.
Help! I have a hen who is missing feathers mainly on her back but also some on her bottom. A few months ago we had an aggressive Roo and I figured this was just mating "damage". They still haven't grown back and now she seems to be picking at it. Is there something I can put on it to help? How...