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In January I posted about some feather loss in a couple of my hens. It was thought that it was probably from over mating. I removed the rooster and things seemed to settle down but recently I’ve noticed that a couple of my other hens are showing sings of feather damage. Tail and wing feathers...

Took a closer look at her, under magnification, didn’t see any critters, assuming I’d see them if they were there. Took some more pics. Did notice her wings are beat up. And I’m a dummy, looking at her head there’s no way she could do it herself, 🙄. We’re gonna separate her and see if she heals...

Forgive me for being ignorant, but by another hen or she’s doing it herself?

They are getting Blue seal layer pellet, unmedicated plus occassional treats. They get the cracked corn, a handful, twice a day when it’s really cold.

Found some info here. Maybe depluming mites?

Hello. There is so much info online that it’s hard to sort out soon came to where I knew I’d get some helpful info. We have NH Reds, 7 hens and a rooster( he was unexpected!), lol. It’s are first time dealing with a rooster and all that entails. We’ve noticed on one hen in particular a possible...

And I did find the one I thought missing. All 6 where in there. Mystery solved. While my husband was going out to the run to clean up, he found a fisher with one of the chickens in its mouth! Much work to be done before we ever get new girls.

Before I get scolded on the size of the wire, I know it’s too big. It’s been on the list of things we need to buy and change. It’s what we had to work with when we moved and set the chickens up. This is/was a temporary home for them. They had, however, been in there for 8 months with no issues...

I came home tonight to find all 6 of my girls, NH Reds, dead. All of their heads were bitten off, bodies left behind except for one that is gone completely. The only thing we are coming up with is that it was a marten. There weren’t any signs of digging under the fence, all of the eggs were...

Update: We have been soaking Bigfoot's (yeah, that's what we named her, lol) feet in Epsom Salt several times a week and giving her tart cherry extract. While her feet don't look all that much better, they aren't getting any worse. She's still moving around quite well, eating and drinking and...

Thanks for all the info guys. Going to get some sour cherry extract and see if it helps. She is still doing ok so that’s something.

So, my boyfriend is a mechanic and works on a local vets’ vehicles. One of their techs was at the shop today and he showed her the chicken with the bad feet. She insists it’s bumblefoot. Said you don’t always have a sore that it visible. Everything I’ve read and the pics I’ve seen show the...

Yeah, from what I've been reading, I think so too. I will definitely try the cherry juice. Can't hurt.

Just updated my info, I'm in New Hampshire. She, who I believe is my Nugget, yeah, we got our first chicks a couple of years ago I gave a few names, is the only one showing this. Honestly, and I hate to admit it, I'm not sure how long it's been going on. Marc noticed it a few days ago but it...

New to the site so I’m not 100% sure this is the right place to post this. I have an approximately 2 year old NH Red hen that has something going on with her feet. (The chickens are housed at my boyfriends’ business, so he is the primary chicken keeper. I don’t see them everyday because of...

Hello all. New to the site and looking forward to all the information I'm sure this site will provide. We started with chickens a couple of years ago and aside from researching things online and talking with the folks at the local feed store, we have been learning as we go. I want my girls to...