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    2nd summer no feathers

    I'm not saying it isnt a feed issue but I feel that if it was feed, then why is this the only one. If it is a feed issue could it be that she isn't processing the food for proper absorption like she used to. She is almost 4 yrs old. Could there be an underlying issue that affect absorption of...
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    2nd summer no feathers

    The Dunmore feed has all the vitamin/minerals that are needed.
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    2nd summer no feathers

    She was 1 of 12 chick's hatched from one of my own hens. Could it be a Yes she is still laying
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    2nd summer no feathers

    I didnt have my list in front of me when I replied. The mix is peas, mixed grain, corn, oyster shell, black sunflower seeds. It ground up and moistened and dried. We bring the ingredients and my neighbor does the rest. They free range and also get Dumor layer crumble. We feed them all the...
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    2nd summer no feathers

    It's all ground together. She isn't able to pick or chose.
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    2nd summer no feathers

    One other thing I forgot to mention is that they are in contact with a lot of other wild bird species. We have pheasant, partridge, ducks, quail and 100's of small birds that visit our yard daily all year round.
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    2nd summer no feathers

    I have kept her in what we call the sick bay. It is an area in the coop that is sectioned off inside and outside so a chicken can come and go as she pleases without the risk for other chickens. She spent 3 months in the sick bay and most of the winter. I have recently let her out to be with the...
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    2nd summer no feathers

    Corn, wheat, peas, barley, oyster shell mixture and they free range all the bugs they can eat. There has been no picking and I have one rooster. I have sat and watch numerous weeks to make sure the rooster doesn't favor her. He doesn't. He has 24 other hens that he is busy with. In the winter so...
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    2nd summer no feathers

    I have one hen out of 25 hens has not regrown her feathers. This is the second summer and no new feathers have grown. At first I thought it was from breeding, then I thought lice of mites, diet. I have dewormed dusted and put a mating blanket on her. Nothing has made a difference. The picture...
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