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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    I have yet to see any mite at all anywhere. She is still losing feathers. Its starting to spread down underneath her belly now. Her skin is red and irritated. Barely using her leg but she does limp on it when she has to. Some of the others seem to be showing some feather loss around their vents...
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Should I try medicated feed?
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Well we just did another THOROUGH!! cleaning of the coop. Also treated their legs with some scaly leg treatment that feed store sells. I dont know what else to do. Hopefully things start to clear up
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Can anyone look at these pictures to try to confirm this is mites? Also noticed another hen looking a little lethargic today.
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    To be honest I dont know exactly how to check her for mites. I just treated everything for bugs because I didnt know.
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    pics posted now
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Also. It hasnt seem to affected her eating or drinking aside from the fact that she would rather be lying down than standing eating. She definately get up and comes to me when I bring out food.
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Thank you for getting pic on. The second photo is not the vent area it is above the tail feathers. She is losing feathers around the vent area and her belly but not as irritated as the area above tail.
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Will do. Thank you!
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    Why cant I post pictures? Does anyone know why?
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    Losing tail feathers and now lame leg. Please help

    For about two weeks now ive had a hen losing tail feathers. The area is getting very irritated looking now. Now yesterday I notice she was lying down alot and found some type of sore on her leg. I assumed it was some kind of mites or lice so I did a very thorough cleaning of the coop. Treated it...
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    Sick Hen?

    Oh yeah. Thank you!
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    Sick Hen?

    What about the others? Should they be treated for anything?
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    Sick Hen?

    Oh yeah sorry for missing the "please read first"
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    Sick Hen?

    OK thanks. I dont know what type the bird is. We got it from Tractor Supply and they where just called egg layers. It is a completely white bird with red head. Lays brown eggs. The behavior is as I described Benn about a week now that we have noticed. Maybe two. All other 5 hens are fine I...
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