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    Hen has lost feathers on belly and skin is quite red

    Hi- I have a Rhode Island Red, about 16 months old (we have 15 other chickens); my son informed me today that she has lost feathers on her underside, mostly the chest and belly area, mainly and not near the vent. The bare skin is quite red and looks inflamed. Near the end of where the...
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    Frostbite on comb - what to do

    Here are some pictures of the chicken's comb and the coop and run. This hen for some reason has an extraordinarily large comb. Up until this happened, it was flopping around and usually would be sort of folded onto itself and would just lay folded up on her head. Now it is standing straight...
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    Frostbite on comb - what to do

    Hi- We are in MN and are entering our first winter with chickens this year. We had a pretty windy, cold day yesterday, and I think a few of our chickens got a little frostbite on combs and wattles. Most of them look pretty good, but one, the one with the largest comb, seems to have gotten the...
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    Chicken losing feathers on head and neck...what is going on?

    Thanks, everyone! Looking at her today, we can surely see the new feathers coming out of those shafts on her neck, so we are now pretty confident that it is indeed molting as several of you are suggesting. Thanks for helping us out, newbies that we are!
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    Chicken losing feathers on head and neck...what is going on?

    I am now posting some pictures, to hopefully help figure this out. We noticed today that there is a lot of dry flaky skin in these areas where she is losing feathers. You can see the flakes on my son's gloves in one of the pictures. Let me know what you think! Thanks!
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    Chicken losing feathers on head and neck...what is going on?

    Hi- I have 16 chickens and 1 of them, a blue laced gold wyandotte, age 8 months, started losing feathers from her head about 2 weeks ago. The feather is gone, but the shaft is still intact for most if not all of them. just yesterday, my son noticed the feathers on the back of her neck are now...
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    New member from MN

    Hi- We are new members, living in the St. Croix River Valley of MN. We are new to raising chickens, and raised 16 chickens from baby chicks this past March. We have a variety of breeds including blue laced gold wyandottes, rhode island reds, buff orpington, and barred rocks. They are all...
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