Oh, that's an interesting question. I don't think they are irritated or exhausted but I should look up the symptoms just to be sure.
I have heard that this can happen if their habitat is too small. I'm hoping to rule out other options before I build a larger coop and run.
thanks for chiming...
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Three hens who seemed to be getting into feather picking and then one of them, Alice, started showing new symptoms. All the feathers around her vent disappeared and a gray crusty clump is stuck to the feathers below her vent. Overall all the downy feathers on her underside seem kind...
I'm Lori and I have a flock of 3 hens in my Seattle backyard. I had a pair of backyard hens many years ago. I decided to get another little flock last year while under covid restrictions. I'm so glad I did, I just love to garden and to be with my hens.
Three hens, three different breeds. In...