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So I have six hens and while I was out of town cane home to one of them having a patch of feathers missing on her back close to her tail. So I separated her as the skin was very lightly bleeding in a couple spots. I kept her away for a few days and put her back in yesterday. The other hens...

I have never noticed that it is rubbing on anything. It kind of sticks out a little more than one would think. It doesn't feel hard or anything.

I added a picture ...thanks

Hi everyone, One of my layers I am assuming was pecked by the other hens sometime ago. She has this patch of missing feathers on her chest that has really given no sign of ever growing back. It has been a good 8 months. Recently the area above it looked a little raw (no blood though

Hi everyone, One of my layers I am assuming was pecked by the other hens sometime ago. She has this patch of missing feathers on her chest that has really given no sign of ever growing back. It has been a good 8 months. Recently the area above it looked a little raw (no blood though

No it is netted all the way around including the top

So a few weeks ago at night I heard my Hens go crazy and rushed outside to find a possum in their chicken run. I was trying to figure out how it got in and was convinced under the door. So we put a concrete barrier up and no more problems. This morning I got just before 9 after taking the kids...