Just went to close up the coop and inspect the girls further. They roost head/end. Bossy kindof preened the bald area on Blondie. I checked and there are no mites! The bald area on Bossy is bigger than I first thought. When I lifted up the longer feathers, she is bald across her back. Some of...
There isnt anything on the back of the head where I usually see the roosters grab
I havnt noticed any mites
Its just on the hens. Starts out as ruffled small white feathers and today I noticed that Bossy was bald there
My hens are getting a bald spot on their backs right above the base of the tail. First the feathers that were showing were fluffy/ruffled small ones. Now a bald spot in there about the size of a nickle.
Is this molting?