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    Buff has been pecked horribly bad! Need advise on what to do - PLEASE

    I've been having the same problem since we got our chickens. At first my husband bought and raised the "black" chicks, not sure what breed they are but they've always been very agressive. Later we got 3 Russian Orloffs, a rooster and 2 hens, and all 3 got pecked after being introduced to our...
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    Hen has three shell-less eggs over three days, not eating, very subdued

    Very sorry for your loss. Have you dewormed your hens or checked for mites/lice? I lost my most beautiful hen a couple weeks ago. She died out of nowhere and I couldn't understand why but now I beleive mites were the cause of death because we checked her rooster for them and he is badly...
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    Chickens with bare backs and behinds, feathers not growing back. Please HELP!

    I'm going to dust them as well although I haven't seen any mites on them. Do mites eat their feathers? I have a Russian Orloff rooster that is separated and has not come in contact with the hens and he is fully feathered and looks beautiful but he is actually the one that we found mites on...
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    Chickens with bare backs and behinds, feathers not growing back. Please HELP!

    They all grew up together. They pecked the rooster as well. He was pretty sad-looking... They were about 5 months old when it started and it was when the winter started.
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    Chickens with bare backs and behinds, feathers not growing back. Please HELP!

    In the beginning of winter our chickens started pecking each other and pecked one hen to death and injured 5 others. We had to separate the injured hens and put them in the shed. They all seem to be laying eggs and doing just fine but their feathers are not growing back and it's been a couple of...
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