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@aart "That stuff" I was referring to was mentioned by Michaels1715 in the post just above my post: Garden and Poultry dust. I assumed Michaels1715 knew what I was referring to, but I apologize for not explaining thoroughly for everyone else.

@Michaels1715 That stuff really is toxic to chickens, and in my flock the mites became immune to it. I use neem seed oil now, which is messy on the feathers, but works and is not toxic to chickens. I only have to treat the chickens that sit around a lot, or broody, and I had a rooster who...

I hope you check out that bird's abdomen that looks swollen. That seems to me to be the most urgent.

That does look like rooster damage on the back, because there is not always feather damage on the shoulder/wing area. The feather loss to the bottom is not from a rooster, and I agree that her abdomen looks swollen and needs to be checked out.