Feathers coming out

[Jenny421]

It seems like our chickens have been having a run of bad luck. We are first time chicken owners and have researched a lot, but they’ve been getting sick more often than I’d like. This one looks like she was molting above her tail feathers for a while. This morning I came out and saw this. She’s eating and drinking fine and I don’t see the other chickens messing with her. There are 11 hens and two roosters. All are free ranging with a safe coop at night. I just sprayed her with Vetericyn Plus, but I’m not sure if I can put anything else on her or if I should separate her. Any suggestions?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

There are 11 hens and two roosters.

Looks like mating damage.
Perhaps 1 too many roosters. How old are the roosters?

You can try hen saddles to help with some of the damage and feather loss, but evaluating how many roosters you need running with the hens may be needed as well.
Not saying getting rid of one, but one may need to be housed separately as a back up. Just a thought.

 

[Jenny421]

Looks like mating damage.
Perhaps 1 too many roosters. How old are the roosters?

You can try hen saddles to help with some of the damage and feather loss, but evaluating how many roosters you need running with the hens may be needed as well.
Not saying getting rid of one, but one may need to be housed separately as a back up. Just a thought.

The roosters are the same age as the hens. Almost 1 year old.