Chickens keep losing feathers, 1 rooster but he only ‘loves’ on a few hens, they eat egg layer, scratch ( sunflower seeds, corn, grain, other seeds ) with mealworms. ( Along with fruits and vegetables we throw out. ) I keep spraying their bald spots and I’ve been putting supplements in their...
My poor hens seem to be eating their feathers and then in the search for protein to grow them back eat more feathers and thus created a loop. They began losing feathers in February because of my rooster so we got rid of him but haven’t regrown any feathers and now they are eating each other and...
[UPDATE MAY 21 BELOW, PLEASE HELP: Hen is going south]
Hi All.
I'm having a little mystery at home, and I was hoping to maybe get some answers on this website. My parents have 5 laying chickens and had one rooster (all of the Malines breed).
Yesterday, we found our rooster dead in the coop. A...