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    Overnight feather loss

    You’re absolutely right…I’ve just got back from feeding them and for the first time I saw it happen. I’ll up their protein content, I can’t see how it can be down to boredom going by how much time they spend foraging outside the run. Thanks everyone for your thoughts…
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    Overnight feather loss

    Thanks for replying…they’re just under a year old. I’m really hoping it is molting rather than mites.
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    Overnight feather loss

    I haven’t noticed any, but I’ll keep an eye on them to see if they appear. Thanks for your thoughts🙂It’s just occurred to me that I have been giving them peas to get them back in the run, I wonder if they’re too high in sugar. It can’t do any harm to stop them to see if it makes a difference...
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    Overnight feather loss

    Hi, I’ve only been keeping chickens since the spring without any problems, until this week. They were fine on Monday, but yesterday when I went to feed them…one had lost all her feathers around her vent, and another two are also showing signs of feather loss. They’re all eating, happy foraging...
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    Chicken Mites - Cats?

    Hi everyone, I really need some advice from established chicken keepers. I'm trying to do as much research as I can before taking on the responsibility of looking after a flock and something I'm slightly concerned about is the transference of mites to our cat. Obviously the cat won't have...
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