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    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    Hi again! I got a high protein feed and oyster shells yesterday and plan to treat the entire flock for parasites today. I checked her out after dark last night and no external parasites. Also no roosters and she's the top of the pecking order, so I doubt any bullying is going on. I have had...
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    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    Hello! Do you happen to know how long a molt lasts? I also don't see any pin feathers. Is that a bad sign? Thank you!
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    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    Thank you for your quick reply! I used Hi there. Thanks for your quick reply. I treated her with a pea size dose, but did not treat the other flock members. I will do that today. There are 9 total. And no one else is exhibiting any sort of symptoms. I think treating the entire flock is a great...
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    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    Thank you for your quick reply! We live near Denver, CO. The chickens only receive layer pellets and scratch grains. They do free range every day as well. Hmm I wonder about the mites/lice as well, but none of the other birds are looking like she is. All of their plumage is abundant and healthy...
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    Help! Chicken losing feather, but not molting and no external parasites

    I have racked my brain on what's going on with my 2 year old araucana (pictures included). About a month ago she started losing feathers (and I noticed many of her remaining feathers were brittle) but was still laying normally, running around with the other chickens, and eating and drinking...
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