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    Help! Mama hen pulling tail chicks tail feathers.

    I have 6 baby chicks that one of my hens hatched out on May 1st so they are just now 2wks old. She has been a great mom last year and this year has been a great mom up until today. She started pulling the tail feathers out of one of the babies and has now started pulling the feathers of some of...
  2. L

    FEATHER PLUCKING!

    Guys I’m not sure what to do :( we had one hen about a week ago that plucked all her chest feathers out and now we have another hen who’s butt feathers got plucked out. I’m not sure if she did this or other chickens did this to her but it seems bad and uncomfortable. I checked for mites and...
  3. A

    Major feather loss Help!

    Hi everyone! I have had two flocks of chickens, so I am relatively new to raising chickens. We have had a rough start with our latest batch. We ordered our silkies from an untrustworthy company that does not treat their chicks well, and we have had eight that didn't make it. Our black silkie...
  4. H

    Feather loss, lethargy, red butt, please help!

    Hey everyone! My Australorp(?) hen is about 1 year old, and is housed in a coop with 5 other chickens of different breeds. They have plenty of space, she roosts on the bar every night, and she doesn’t seem to be the bottom of the pecking order. About 3 months ago, I started noticing feather...
  5. gluckgluck9000

    MY CHICKENS ARE PLUCKING THEMSELVES TO DEATH

    Hi everyone so one of my chickens has been plucking all of her feathers for a while now. Then they both started doing it so I got them saddles, which they have completely pecked though. I have used 2 different types of picking/plucking solutions and neither are working. One of the solutions...
  6. Kelseylouuu

    Feather loss NOT molting

    So here’s the dilemma: I have 17, 9 month old hens, a variety of breeds. They have ample coop and run space. There are about 7 that are being pecked on both sides or their vents, ones getting it on her saddle and the newest is a couple up on their heads. I have treated for lice and mites (even...
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