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Great thanks for that clear advice!

Yikes!

Thanks, that is somewhat comforting to hear. I will try applying the Nu Stock cream. Appreciate the suggestion!

Thanks, I will try treating for mites. Do you have a recommended product for that? Also, I should say that this particular hen is definitely at the bottom of the pecking order. Although I haven't seen it happen personally, could it mostly be just the other hens picking her feathers out?

Thanks for your reply. We don't have a rooster. Looked for mites but didn't see any. Wouldn't mites have spread to the other hens by now? How can we be sure?

Hey everyone, Hoping for some assessment and/or advice on a skin/feather issue with one of my 1.5 year-old hens. At the base of her tail, she has some very irritated looking skin at the center of a medium-large "bald spot" with what looks like broken feathers. At first, I though tthere...

Thanks for the link! That's a nice and detailed play-by-play. And a happy ending no less.

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate everyone's generous advice and the warm welcome! The rooster has found a home already. I'm hopeful that if we do choose to try integration, the fact they're still fairly young will improve the chances of success. It just feel a little empty in there...

Thanks! Could it be any easier to introduced 2 pullets (familiar to each other) instead of one? I think we can manage the separation and space.

Hi everyone. We recently discovered that one of our four hens is a rooster. We're not allowed to keep roosters where we live and have arranged for someone to take him to a happy home. And we'd like to add another hen as soon as possible to the coop, ideally the same age as the other ladies...