Newbie Member--newbie to Chickens --- Bare butt - no sores

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morrbett

morrbett

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Aug 21, 2014
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We had 10 hens, 9 were a little over a year old, 3 Buff Orpington and 6 Plymouth Barred Rock, and 1 older hen (Dominique) we rescued from a neighbor who left her to fend for herself. One of the Plymouth Barred Rock hens had a bare butt, no sores, and seemed to have no other issues. We found her in the coop the other day, dead in a corner, with no sign of injury from a predator. Recently we have noticed that the older hen (Dominique) is getting a bare butt. She is definitely not at the top of the pecking order and we never notice other birds picking at her feathers. The other 8 hens have no signs of bare butts and everyone seems to act normal. We have been including diatomaceous earth in their Purina layer pellets and have also dusted them with DE. They are supplemented with oyster shell also. They have a fenced yard, covered yard and are locked in a coop every night to roost. Any ideas?
 
Hello there and welcome to BYC!
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So sorry about your hens. You will want to post this in our emergency section for more help with this...https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

I sure hope you can get this figured out before you lose any more of your flock.
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Welcome to BYC! Glad you decided to join our flock. I'm sorry about the loss of your Barred Rock and your Dominique showing the same symptoms. Definitely post this on our Emergency section at the link that TwoCrows gave you. Please feel free to ask any more questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. I hope your Dominique will be okay. Good luck.
 
Have you checked them over for mites/lice? Did the ones you lost exhibit any other symptoms? Where they eating well and drinking, what was their activity level prior to dying? Did they have normal poos?
 

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