Thanks so much for your reply. We have looked at them and not seen any bugs even went at night and checked them. I did notice that 1 had a few feathers growing in but by afternoon someone had picked them out and there was a little bloody spot. I will watch them and make some things to help with...
diatomaceous earth
Layer crumble mixed with scratch grains and then we give them left over veggies with sunflowers or dried worms as a treat as we have 9 inches of snow and they can't get out of the coop.
This is our first year with chickens. We got them from Tractor Supply 12 in June and 5 in July. They are great egg layers, 12 to 15 eggs a day between the 17. We live in Indiana. But they lost feathers on their buttocks and tops of backs abut 4 to 6 weeks ago. All hens no roosters. I have been...