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Thanks guys for the replies! Now would lice/mites cause feather plucking some how? I am still pretty new to chickens and I am not quite sure what that connection would be. We do dust with DE every time the coop is cleaned. Also, they free range so they have some opportunities to dust bath...

We have 23 standard hens (and some banties) and we use to have 2 standard roos. The roos were being VERY rough on our girls. We lost one last fall after her comb was tore completely off and she didn't make it. Now their back feathers are coming up missing (and looking bad) and their combs are...