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    is Kitty pulling her back feathers out?

    Quote: No, I do not have a rooster. I never see any of the others pulling her feathers out, but perhaps they're doing it at night or in the morning before they're let out to range? Besides using a chicken saddle, what can I do to discourage feather picking? Would rubbing something like...
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    is Kitty pulling her back feathers out?

    My (little over a year old) Silver Laced Wyandotte Kitty is starting to lose back feathers. I suspect she's pulling them out, but I have yet to see her peck at them or groom herself to the point of pulling them out. It's starting to get worse (more skin exposed), and with the summer starting...
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    Sudden Hen Death, No Symptoms.

    Quote: I'm really not sure. The vet said that during the season-change, the way chickens burn calories drastically changes. If you look up "fatty liver disease" you'll find some references. The doctor also told me a story of a lady who lost half her flock (about 4 birds) because she was...
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    Sudden Hen Death, No Symptoms.

    Quote: I use a locally milled feed called "portland layer" blended by Urban Farm Store. 17% protein ingredients: Wheat, Corn, Soy Meal (Midwest), Alfalfa Meal, Oats, Fish Meal, Flax Meal, Kelp, Limestone, Vitamins & Minerals. more info: http://www.urbanfarmstore.com/feeds/ The scratch I...
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    Sudden Hen Death, No Symptoms.

    Thanks everyone for the advice and kind words. I just got off the phone with the vet and she said Dot died of "Fatty Liver Disease." She said the chicken was overweight, which caused stress on the liver and a small impact (leaping off a perch, bumping into another chicken, etc) caused a...
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    Sudden Hen Death, No Symptoms.

    One of my Silver Laced Wyandottes (Dot) passed away this morning out-of-the blue She was a little over a year old and seemingly healthy. When I let the hens out to free-range this morning (~9:30am) she was looking very puffed-up and lethargic. When I opened the door, all the hens usually run...
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