irritated skin

  1. B

    Red, irritated vent and bottom

    One of my hens has these inflamed looking follicles and I also noted that the top edge of her vent is red and irritated like a diaper rash. She otherwise appears normal. What’s going on?
  2. PioneerChicks

    Losing feathers & irritated skin... mites?

    I have a BR hen, 7-8 months old, who currently has bare patches under both wings. They've been there for the past month or so with no sign of new feather growth. The skin is red and looks irritated. It doesn't appear to be a molt, though I do have one molting hen at the moment. This other hen...
  3. Elspeth Dinsmore

    Speckled Sussex with Small Gash on Bottom, Red Skin, & Missing Feathers

    I have a Speckled Sussex hen, named Brynn, that is almost 10 months old. She weighs 5 lbs. 11.5 oz. About two months ago she began to lose feathers on her bum (my other SS also lost her bum feathers). Those feathers haven't grown back yet. I made a post when the problem originally happened and...
  4. CableGriffith

    Irritated Skin, Broken Tail Feathers, Red Preen Gland

    Hey everyone, Hoping for some assessment and/or advice on a skin/feather issue with one of my 1.5 year-old hens. At the base of her tail, she has some very irritated looking skin at the center of a medium-large "bald spot" with what looks like broken feathers. At first, I though tthere...
  5. S

    Goose bald apots on head and neck????

    Hello! I have a 2 year old canada goose that I care for. He's been with me since a hatchling. Have never had any real issues or illness with him. Although as of abput a week/week and a half ago. His feathers started thinning around the crown of his head. I noticed he was really scratching that...
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  6. F

    Welbar Hen Red Irritated Patches on Legs

    Hello, I have a 6 month old Welbar hen with some Red patches of skin on her legs, I noticed them a few days ago, and as of today they don’t seem to be getting worse, but they also don’t seem to be getting better. I haven’t noticed a behavior change in her, and she still seems to be eating and...
  7. leslielbk

    Help!! More photos roo limping badly

    My rooster is still in bad shape. Photos are below, what does this look like???
  8. Missholmes

    Missing feathers on rear

    Need advice for novice chicken owner. I noticed on my Australorp (Kova) there is an area on her back that is missing feathers and has a couple of red spots on the skin. No feather loss at neck, as it does not look like molting Looks like skin irritation - No open sores. Her feathers look well at...
  9. Chickadee1982

    Light Brahma Rooster has red (inflamed) pores

    Hello, I inherited a quad of Light Brahmas a few months back, and the Rooster (1 1/2 years old) has had red/inflamed pores on his entire skin since i got him. They came to me in poor condition. The hens had feathers missing everywhere and his leg feathers where also almost non existent, since...
  10. Twoleggedmotherhen

    Saw skin was red on Brahma's thigh, thought she had been picked on

    I saw red skin on the Brahma's(Carnation) thigh, I thought she had been picked on. Got out the Blue Kote, went and investigated. Got hold of her(have to get a towel over her and the EE-DAHLIA in order to do any inspection on them, they never had human contact for over 2 years). Found she wasn't...
  11. ariella29

    Mites?? Eek!

    For the last two weeks, I've noticed that our most submissive hen, Clementine, was starting to look fluffy like she was losing her feathers on the end of her back, just in front of her tail. We got a chance to look underneath the fluff, and discovered some sore spots (see pics) and definitely a...
  12. Stajemahal

    Pecking - A Few Hens Against A Roo.

    To fully understand we must adventure back a couple days. Monday I noticed my Roo (Big Phat) was looking pretty mangy. He is approximately a year older than the rest of my hens. I acquired him from a friend who had ordered from the hatchery and received more than her fair share of Roo's. That's...
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