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Quote: My issue seemed to be related to pecking. Why? Who knows. Once a small area is exposed, they keep pecking at it like a kid sticking their tongue in the toothless hole in the gum. Try blue kote (MESSY...be prepared!) and some people have said that pine tar works well too (though I...

Quote: Are they broken feathers to the skin or completely bald? If it is feathers that broke all the way to the skin, then they may not regrown until her molt. That may have been caused when she used to be with the rest of the flock before they moved her. Or she was pecking herself as she...

Quote: It hasn't resolved itself completely, but it isn't getting any worse. I still have yet to see evidence of mites and the other hens are leaving her alone. I still think that it may be from her and Pia (another hen) fighting over the nest (when Pia wants the nest she gets aggressive and...

Quote: Since it doesn't seem to be anything too serious and their isn't blood, etc. Maybe we should start with blue kote and see if it helps. If they are late pin feathers, maybe the occasional pin feather on a bare back is attracting a peck here and there. I'll see how that works for a few...

OH! I guess I should add that she molted late this season and and is just now getting the last of her pin feathers in. She is laying again and looks fully feathered (minus her back), but upon close inspection she has a few pin feathers here and there. Maybe it is itching from molting? Also...

Hmmm....I never thought about mites! Would it only be on one hen and wouldn't I see the mites? I will take a close in the morning! Do mites only live where fleas do? The reason I ask is because fleas cannot live here. Not sure why...I just know we don't have fleas (elevation...

I have read a bunch of posts on here regarding the missing feathers, but am not yet convinced on any one reason for what is causing it. One of my hens, Dot, is missing feathers on her back just above her tail. I have 6 hens outside with no rooster (so that rules out one reason). They are...