We checked a few days back and there weren't any lice, but they still had the nits on them stuck in their feathers, so we treated again and will be checking again.
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Thank you for your reply. I have thought about it being molt too, but they are only missing feathers on their backs, and not anywhere else. Wouldn't they molt off feathers everywhere? I have never had hens who have molted before, so I am not quite sure what it looks like in person...
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I have been dealing with feather loss in most of my hens for a couple months now. My husband and I discovered lice a few weeks ago and have treated the coop and the flock.
My hens do not seem to be regenerating their feathers on backs, despite adding feather conditioner and rooster...
Wondering if anyone can help. We are first time chicken owners and have been battling what we think is a yeast infection (vent gleet) with one of our hens for about a year. We have tried everything. We have done molasses flushes, Epsom salt flushes, fungal sprays, baths, and nothing seems to...