We have one bird that went bald on her entire butt (the fluffy part) because we had a plucker bird. We had to rehome the plucker because the other bird's bottom was red and bald. In addition the one that had her bottom plucked, also had some ruffled (but not bald) feathers on her back. I assumed the plucker did all this damage.
Then recently my daughter noticed that one of our bantys was a little bald under her main feathers...can't see it but if you scratch her you notice it on her chest. As a precaution I got some DE powder and dusted all the birds last weekend. Today my daughter says the banty is worse. Now I'm wondering if the bald one had something else going on and maybe the plucker bird didn't do all that damage!!
Any ideas/thoughts on what this could be? I have looked but can't see any bugs on them. They are all happy and laying fine. They are buff orps and about eight months old.
If pictures will help I can go out and take some too.
Thanks!
Then recently my daughter noticed that one of our bantys was a little bald under her main feathers...can't see it but if you scratch her you notice it on her chest. As a precaution I got some DE powder and dusted all the birds last weekend. Today my daughter says the banty is worse. Now I'm wondering if the bald one had something else going on and maybe the plucker bird didn't do all that damage!!
Any ideas/thoughts on what this could be? I have looked but can't see any bugs on them. They are all happy and laying fine. They are buff orps and about eight months old.
If pictures will help I can go out and take some too.
Thanks!
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12 year old to the rescue... Put some neosporen on them both and put vasilen on the vent if that looks pecked at all. If if persists or gets worse don't be greedy with the vasilen and put IT on the wound or raw spot once thats covering the wound or raw spot put ether medacted pick lotion from the feed store on it or put greace.(tastes bad to them) Hope it helps... 
