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    Help with molt or mites?

    So are you saying. Hens need to preen at the sheath in a way? And this helps the feathers emerge? I suppose I don’t know how molt really works.
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    Help with molt or mites?

    I have an older hen that I rescued years ago. So I have no idea her true age. She has stopped laying eggs for about 2 years now though. This past fall she Molted late and never seemed to recover. We are now into December north east hemisphere. And this is what she looks like. Am I dealing with...
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    Horizontal lines on tail feathers.

    Weird. She is and has not been on any medications. And as stated above in the original post is currently a lonely hen. Though I have her coop super amped up with lots of straw at the moment because its crazy cold here so yeah her tail is probably getting caught up in the back of the roost. The...
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    Horizontal lines on tail feathers.

    Thanks I checked for mites and lice and didn't see anything. She is really quite flakey though also. More than usual. Those lines that run across the feathers I have never seen for sure. No fights. But cold weather yes.
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    Horizontal lines on tail feathers.

    I have a rescue hen. It was one of 3 that I rescued several years ago. That others have passed on with one remaining. With unseasonably warm weather where we live she molted late this year and is still showing signs of molt with some pin feathers around the neck and some feather sheath dust. Its...
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