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  1. S

    Help broken feathers? Don't know why

    So a bit ago I noticed alot of one of my chickens loosing alot of feathers but only her which I thought maybe molt as she is under 1yr, then later noticed that one may have worms so I just finished deworming all of them, but I'm worried about my lil Lagertha. Could this be from the worms? Or...
  2. C

    low tail, pale comb, bloody/poopy vent, and lots of little bugs

    Hi all! I need help. About a week ago I noticed that one of my older hens' comb went went from red to a very light pink. I chalked it up to our cold weather/molting until today when I noticed that she was holding her tailfeathers quite low. My first thought is that she is eggbound and when I...
  3. R

    how should i check for mites and other bugs?

    tldr at end since i ramble. our hen rosemary has always been a bit scruffy but since last year has been basically bald. since she’s always been a bit strange and always seemed pretty anxious since we got her (she always had her feathers puffed up and is super protective about food and has a...
    • Rowanh16
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    • missing back feathers missing belly feathers# mite deterrent mite infestation mite prevention mite? naked neck scruffy looking
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  4. SunnyFLChick

    Silkie feather damage - depluming mites? - need guidance

    Hello BYC! Need some guidance on how to help my girls. I have some silkie hens who had a molt in the fall...but their feathers never really recovered. Now it's spring and everyone is trying to go broody. I do have a roo in with them and at first I thought he was being too aggressive. I did...
  5. ChickChic00

    Weird bug on chicken

    Anyone know what kind of bug this is.it almost looks like a weird tick. Found about 20 or so on one of my laying hens. All the hens (6) haven't laid a single egg in about 2-3 days. They seem completely healthy. Just held one of them and found this. Any help is appreciated!!
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