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2 of mine are silkies too. Never have confined them to the coop. They go out and are rarely in the coop besides roosting and laying. I think you’re right about the space outside though maybe. I left for 2 weeks on vacation and left my hubby to take care of them. Maybe 5-6 were missing feathers...

I don’t think they are crowded. 8x10 coop, with 12 external nesting boxes. 2-8’ roosting bars, 1-5’ roosting bar. Lots of open space. The run has a 12x16 covered area with the dust baths and roosting bars. There’s another run area attached that’s not cover but it’s still be snowing here in...

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Also. It’s only right there on their neck and just noticed it on my buff Brahmas head. My satin silkie is missing feathers on her head but that’s from bullying. All my chickens are 9-10 months old.

Here are pics of a few of my hens. I have 23 total and it’s not on all of them. Maybe 1/2. Their skin is not red. They are healthy and are fed organic non gmo no corn no soy scratch and peck layer feed. I put strong animals both electrolytes/vitamins and prebiotics/probiotics in their water with...