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    Chickens losing feathers on underside and by vent. Need HELP

    The victim is the darker one in the middle left and the suspect is the grey one in the middle right
  2. Newmans Farm

    Chickens losing feathers on underside and by vent. Need HELP

    Sounds good, I’ll keep you posted. I just set up a baby camera in the coop and we are watching them on the roost. I haven’t seen a peck yet but I noticed the bare bottomed girl forced her way next to the chicken in question and they are facing opposite directions so her butt is right in front...
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    Chickens losing feathers on underside and by vent. Need HELP

    Hi there, thanks for everyones comments. I'm starting to think this may be one of the girls pecking the others. We have 3 that are losing feathers and 3 that seem fine. Two of the three feather girls are bantam silkies and I don't think they can reach but then we have one lavender orpington...
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    Chickens losing feathers on underside and by vent. Need HELP

    Hi there, thanks for the response. The run area of our coop is approximately 45 sf and we only have 6 hens (3 are bantams and one is also fairly small, the other two are full size). We do let them free range for about an hour or two a day when we are around. The food we are giving them says...
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    Chickens losing feathers on underside and by vent. Need HELP

    Hi there, a few of our girls have started losing feathers on their underside and by their vents. We've had chickens for about 7 years now, this is our 2nd flock but we haven't had this issue. This is definitely not molting or broodiness. One of our girls (Rosie) appears to be very red on her...
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    Dominique Pullet or Cockerel?

    Thank you very much for your thoughts and comments. We have been a bit concerned because we like this chick soo much. First, she started off as the biggest chick but our buff orpington now seems to be a little larger. She had fairly large yellow-ish feet and the dot on the head was not as...
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    Dominique Pullet or Cockerel?

    Hello all, I am posting 4 photos of my 3 week old Dominique chick. We ordered a pullet, but are not sure if she is a pullet or cockerel. I am posting 2 photos of the white spot on her head, a photo of her beak and shanks & a photo of her overall. Is there anyway to determine at this point...
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    Newbie in Weston, CT

    Hello to my new Backyard Chicken friends, My wife and I were looking into starting a small flock at our new home in Weston, CT and have lots of questions before taking the chicken plunge. We have been reading lots of books and websites but these can only take us so far, we were looking to get...
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