Team,
Thanks for reading my post!
I am uploading pictures of my chicken in hope of 1. Identifying the breed ( I am extremely new at this ) and 2. To see what kind of Injury, disease, sickness this bird has. I don't expect a full diagnosis online of course, but any information will surely help. I have two of her species. The other, looks just fine. I got them both as adult hens. 2 years old I believe. I have no idea if they were vaccinated as chicks or not. The man I bought them from had 7 of them. I gave 3 of them to a very reputable chicken raiser/farmer here in town. They are doing just fine.
My one girl with the issue is as follows : Sudden loss of feathers and weight. She is very much underweight compared to the other of her kind. She has what appear to be small, white colored flakes/ speckles when she flaps her wings. She appears to be loosing color in her comb and wattles are turning a white color. They also look a bit dryer than her counterpart. Her feathers have lost their shine and she stands on one of two legs more often than the rest of the birds. Doesn't seem to have a preferred one, just stands on one or the other sometimes. She is lifting her feet frequently to pick at the bottoms. No sores yet, just picks at them. To be honest, I was gone for about a week and had a friend watching them. I had precise feeding schedules and watering systems that hold plenty of water. I hate to say, but I think one of my dogs may have attacked here while i was gone. Needles to say i don't trust this individual to watch her anymore since he swears nothing happened to her, but she has a loss of feathers on her tummy and a big, red dot on her stomach. Almost like a healing wound. I am very worried about her well being and of course, if she is contagious to my flock.
I just checked out her vent, and no swelling, no sticking poop. I checked under winds and i dont see tiny, moving dots of any sorts nor any attached bugs. I may be wrong though. I will upload the images of her and her counter part below to show the differences/similarities. I know this community is extremely knowledgeable and I have faith someone will have some advice.
One thing I'd like to mention, I had a coop built for my flock and will be delivered as early as next week. The coop i bought is from these guys : http://www.hutchesandcoops.com/index.php/coops/ The set up I have now was put together for summer use only, as the rains dont hit here in the Salt Lake Valley, UT, until end of October. Any advice would help.
Notice the white around the beak and comb
Another example of the white on the face
Loss of feathers on legs. This is where the white flakes usually are.
Legs/feet seem extra scaly. No uplifted scales. Just dry and dusty
Healthy counterpart hen. Notice the red colored wattle and comb.
Healthy hen, notice no feather loss.
Thanks for reading my post!
I am uploading pictures of my chicken in hope of 1. Identifying the breed ( I am extremely new at this ) and 2. To see what kind of Injury, disease, sickness this bird has. I don't expect a full diagnosis online of course, but any information will surely help. I have two of her species. The other, looks just fine. I got them both as adult hens. 2 years old I believe. I have no idea if they were vaccinated as chicks or not. The man I bought them from had 7 of them. I gave 3 of them to a very reputable chicken raiser/farmer here in town. They are doing just fine.
My one girl with the issue is as follows : Sudden loss of feathers and weight. She is very much underweight compared to the other of her kind. She has what appear to be small, white colored flakes/ speckles when she flaps her wings. She appears to be loosing color in her comb and wattles are turning a white color. They also look a bit dryer than her counterpart. Her feathers have lost their shine and she stands on one of two legs more often than the rest of the birds. Doesn't seem to have a preferred one, just stands on one or the other sometimes. She is lifting her feet frequently to pick at the bottoms. No sores yet, just picks at them. To be honest, I was gone for about a week and had a friend watching them. I had precise feeding schedules and watering systems that hold plenty of water. I hate to say, but I think one of my dogs may have attacked here while i was gone. Needles to say i don't trust this individual to watch her anymore since he swears nothing happened to her, but she has a loss of feathers on her tummy and a big, red dot on her stomach. Almost like a healing wound. I am very worried about her well being and of course, if she is contagious to my flock.
I just checked out her vent, and no swelling, no sticking poop. I checked under winds and i dont see tiny, moving dots of any sorts nor any attached bugs. I may be wrong though. I will upload the images of her and her counter part below to show the differences/similarities. I know this community is extremely knowledgeable and I have faith someone will have some advice.
One thing I'd like to mention, I had a coop built for my flock and will be delivered as early as next week. The coop i bought is from these guys : http://www.hutchesandcoops.com/index.php/coops/ The set up I have now was put together for summer use only, as the rains dont hit here in the Salt Lake Valley, UT, until end of October. Any advice would help.
