Anybody seen this before?

[kidcody]

Poor girl! It does look like she might be the roosters favorite. Look inside her ears for ear mites. Ears should look clear. Try feeding her can cat food for the extra protein. I sure hope she starts growing some feathers back!

 

[rungirl]

That's a really ugly molt... you should enter him in the Worst Chicken Molt contest on this site.

Here's the link:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=580968

 

[SanctusPullus]

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LOL No roosters here though. Checked for mites, dewormed her, giving her mealworms and tuna for extra protein in addition to a vitamin supplement. Thanks for the high hopes though, me too!

 

[SanctusPullus]

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My wife would kill me. She jealously guards Scrappy's pride, she's such a good bird. I may end up sleeping in the coop just for posting this... thanks for that link though, gives me some hope that she may regain her feathers

 

[lynnemabry]

Scrappy has a very good people family.

 

[gryeyes]

BOSS (Black Oil Sunflower Seed) is an excellent treat as it is higher in protein than (most) scratch, definitely higher than corn, and the oils help with feather growth too.

 

[SanctusPullus]

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Twice a day LOL Seriously, I don't think there's anything we don't do, we have super-healthy and happy birds. I was really hoping someone might miraculously just say to me: "Oh, I know what that is, it's ... and here's how you fix it..." !!!

 

[SanctusPullus]

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Thanks

 

[silkiechicken]

You don't have a rooster, but I thought you said she came to you earlier this year from a place with roosters?

Feathers will wear and tear, and if they are worn and torn, they won't get better till they are replaced. Like grandma's badly damaged perm and dye job that she had to wait for to grow out. LOL

 

[SanctusPullus]

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LOL! Got it.