Hi there, I'm trying to figure out the cause of persistent feather loss in two of my 3-year-old hens. Both have been excessively itching around their necks for over a year. Their feathers break off or fall out in the same spots they scratch. Feathers grow back normally after molt but are quickly...
My 1.5 yo Sizzle, Maddie, is smaller than any of my other Silkies. She and her sister joined the flock last year and there were no issues until this spring when they were molting.
That’s when we noticed that Maddie was almost naked and not from molting! The rest of the flock has almost denuded...