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I've got you beat. My BO hen who was 1 year in April and has looked like this since January. She has finally started growing feathers this month and we can't call her Frazzled anymore. I did start black oil sunflowers in August, who knows if that helped. She also was a wonderful layer who hasn't laid since early September. So maybe the fact that she slowed down helped her grow feathers again. I know they can't do both very well. Also most BO have their first heavy molt their second summer...mine were right on time!
 
I have a turken that looks much like her. She looks awful and has for some time. I figured A. she is a rooster favorite or B. the other girls are being mean a pulling out her feathers. She is just getting feathers in now. Saw her today and was so relieved for her.
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We had the same type of problems with our Araucanas, very slow molt and roughly 5-6 months looking like the picture. We've been putting cans of tuna or salmon in the pens every once in a while for the last 3 weeks or so and its unbelievable how the feathers our coming in now. I would suggest trying that for a bit, we had great results. Good luck.
 
You know, I'd sure get her going on a good de-lousing program asap. Give her a nice bath with Adam's Plus Flea and Tick Shampoo. It's always handy to have their spray around too. Blow dry her and put her some place where she won't catch a chill overnight. Dust her with Sevin for a couple weeks every week. If she's not been in a worming program, it would be a good time to start. Find some Valbazan and give her (if she's an average sized hen) 1/2 ml or cc orally. A smaller breed more like 1/4 ml or cc orally. Thing is in another week you could use Ivermectin pour on at a dose range of something like 3-7 drops depending on the size of the bird. That stuff kills mites and lice (but only the blood suckers). Do that one time and repeat in a couple weeks. Follow each with Sevin (which will kill the deplumers). You can use the flea spray around the ears and ear lobes and underneath the waddles (for ear mites and the deplumers). I also would either spray the legs with the flea spray or coat the legs with oil (I like the Scarlet Oil). You might need to ask for a spray top for it. Sometimes it comes without that. But Scarlet Oil is also a very good wound treatment. You can put the sevin powder on and spray the Scarlet Oil over the powder if you wish. Avoid getting any of this stuff in the eyes and avoid having the chickens or yourself breath the Sevin. PS: Normally when you do a round of Valbazan, you repeat in 7-10 days. You can repeat the dose when you do the Ivermectin pour on. Valbazan kills alot more internal parasites than the Ivermectin so you might as well take advantage of it. Thing is, internal and exernal parasites are a double whammy for feathering, appearance and overall health.
 
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You know, she's got a bit of an odd coloring in the face. Can't really tell too well but she looks greyed or yellowed. If you get the chance, post another picture in better lighting. Do get a move on some treatments though.
 
I don't think she has any creepy crawlies at all. I think she was picked on heavily combined with a molt and is on her way to recovery. Slowly but surely. I have experienced this with a silkie roo that came to me with tons of feather shafts and few feathers. That was 3 months ago. He is well on his way to super sexy status! She's fine.
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In humans, cayenne ingested helps with pain. Is that the same line of thinking you are using, Sanctus?

When it was mentioned, I did a search and saw that many people try it as a natural wormer but there were were a few that mentioned its benefits to the immune system. Warrants some further research but other than that, I wasn't actually following any line of thinking! LOL
 

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