blacklab
Songster
Our Buff Orpingtons (4 hens 1 rooster) were raised by us from the egg. We love them and they are great egg layers. But our "first born" started out with a quarter sized bare spot below her vent and now in a matter of weeks, it is the size of her whole butt! I am horrified! They are on grower feed and have oyster shell on the side. I give suet about once a week for a treat and they have a swing (which they ignore!). The thing is, we never see anyone picking at her! Everyone else seems fine! We have been spraying Vetericyn on her once a day (even though it says to use more often-she's hard to catch because of her rooster boyfriend!) and nothing seems to be happening - been doing this for a week now. I have looked closely at her and see no signs of lice or mites - although we've never had them, we've only had chickens since July, but I've seen pictures and looked under her wings and don't seen anything. They have 2 nesting boxes and coop big enough for 15 hens with a large run for daytime. We are baffled and dismayed at her pretty fluffy butt being gone! Help!