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    Head feather loss, crusty skin, limping - what's going on?

    Ok, I'm betting you all are right about the overmating. She may have been easy pickins because of her leg not feeling good. I looked her over carefully, and it doesn't look like she's got any problems with lice or mites, and she doesn't have icky skin anywhere else. She does have a ton of new...
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    Head feather loss, crusty skin, limping - what's going on?

    Hmm, it doesn't fee like that. I only have one middle-aged rooster for my 40+ hens, and he's pretty easy with them. I haven't noticed him going after her all the time, but maybe?
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    Head feather loss, crusty skin, limping - what's going on?

    Hi everyone! I've got a large flock of free-range hens. They're pretty darn healthy, but I do have a hen who is not doing too well. I noticed the feather loss quite a while ago, but thought she was just molting. She's about 2, and a golden sexlink. Diet is a good whole-grain layer mix from...
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    Hello from Idaho

    Hi everyone! I'm new to the board, but definitely not to chickens. I've had chickens for most of my life - what funny creatures they are! Right now I have an undetermined number of hens that have free range of our 5 acres. We sell their eggs, and also raise meat chickens and turkeys every so...
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    Best ways to treat scaly leg mites?

    Hi everyone! I've got a large flock of free-range hens, as in they have 5 acres to run around on. They're pretty safe from predators, but a few of them have picked up leg mites. What are your favorite ways to treat them?
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