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    Howdy

    My daughter is Pugerpillar. She joined when we got our first four chicks.
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    Hen plucked bald overnight!

    Thanks. There is ground oyster shell in their 17% feed. I gave her the yolk from a hard-boiled egg while she was inside. She's back with the flock, now.
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    Hen plucked bald overnight!

    Thank you very much! I'll take your advice.
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    Hen plucked bald overnight!

    Looking closely, it appears there are a lot of new feathers pushing up...could this just be a radical molt? Either way, she needs to be indoors, as we have had freezing temperatures the past few days.
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    Hen plucked bald overnight!

    I don’t know why there are two of each picture uploaded!
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    Hen plucked bald overnight!

    Pictures of the hen. No broken skin, and they get 17% layer pellets, as well as whatever they gather freeranging. The feathers are under the perch.
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    Howdy

    I'm not exactly new to this forum, as my daughter has an account and we've used it for information - a lot! We now have 24 chickens, divided into 3 coops (don't ask - it's complicated!) We started with 3 sexed chicks 17 months ago. Since then we've hatched and added more chickens, some from...
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    Hen plucked bald overnight!

    We have 7 hens and one Rooster in one flock. The rooster and one hen are silkies, the rest are regular sized. Yesterday I noticed that one of our big hens had feathers missing from her tail, and this morning just one feather left (on the tail) and her back is plucked bald!! My question...
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