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    Not leg mites

    For over a year, one of my girls has seemed to have scaly let mites. She is a rescue hen so came to me with it. I have tried everything. Neem Oil. Oil baths. Mite powder, mite repellant. None of this has worked She is really happy. Full of energy and one of the biggest and busiest in the flock...
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    Flock is losing feathers and gaining black spots

    Thanks so much for this :) The entire household has been watching on and off for a while (which is why we removed the biggest bully) but I never thought of looking for a second! Luckily we have a glass slider, so I shall curl up on the couch for some serious chicken time
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    Flock is losing feathers and gaining black spots

    I am yet to have any hens molt, and the pictures on line looks like they lose most of their feathers. Would just a few patches on each hen by considered molting? I have been getting more eggs, roughly one a day per hen...could it be a protein thing?
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    Flock is losing feathers and gaining black spots

    My entire flock (seven hens) bar one hen does not look like they are doing so well. They all have broken feathers, patches that are bare, and have lost weight. Once howls each morning (not the egg song, nothing seems wrong, no predators, food is accessible, water is clean and fresh, but still...
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