bald patch

Hi, I guess this kind of question gets asked here a lot, but here goes: I have 6 hens that are almost a year old. We had some very cold weather and snow here in SW Ohio in February, and around that time one of my two Easter Egger hens started to develop a frizzy patch of feathers on her back...

hi guys! my little (or rathrr big) pekin duck sue has gotten a bald batch in the last 2 days. it came overnight and looked as if there was irritation innitially which has scabbed up. i dont see her pecking at it, but today it seems like it could be a tad bigger. I put some vitamin e oil on it...

Hi, I posted a thread the other day stating that I was concerned that my crested duckling had an eye infection. I'm proud to say that I've started spending more time with them, given them dunking water, gotten them comfortable with baths, and started applying Terramycin to her eye. However, upon...

I'm quite new to keeping chickens. We got our three girls from the same brood as pullets around 7 months ago and until now they have been quite happy living together. We get a solid three eggs a a day even through the cold times. There has been a clear leader from the start but there has been no...

I have 2 gorgeous geese left Bella & Betsy, having recently lost Lancelot the gander. Betsy has recently developed a bare patch on her chest and I assume she has been plucking out her feathers. I know some birds do that to line their nests etc but is this normal for geese? I don't know if either...