bkbandit
In the Brooder
I have 10 chickens. 8 Rhode Island Red's and 2 Black Sex Links. I bought them from Tractor Supply in December of 2016. For the last few months, the reds have been loosing feather color. Currently they are 1/3-1/2 white. The Black Sex Link's color seems to have faded a little. All ten of them have bald spots in different places of their bod. Mostly in the chest area, but some in the back, tail side etc. I haven't saw any feathers all over like they are molting.
I have always fed them the same thing, Rural King brand layer pellets, with an occasional treat of cracked corn. I give them oyster shells and grit as a free choice. I also pick handfuls of grass and throw in there about once a week or so. This has been consistent since they moved to the big pen at around 5 months. We do occasionally give them table scraps (water melon, potatoes, etc), but that is very rare.
I don't see any sign of outside varmints or predators. Egg production has not changed, we average about 9 eggs/day. Although we have gotten three "fart" eggs in the last two months.
I am getting worried about my ladies. Any thoughts or ideas?
I have always fed them the same thing, Rural King brand layer pellets, with an occasional treat of cracked corn. I give them oyster shells and grit as a free choice. I also pick handfuls of grass and throw in there about once a week or so. This has been consistent since they moved to the big pen at around 5 months. We do occasionally give them table scraps (water melon, potatoes, etc), but that is very rare.
I don't see any sign of outside varmints or predators. Egg production has not changed, we average about 9 eggs/day. Although we have gotten three "fart" eggs in the last two months.
I am getting worried about my ladies. Any thoughts or ideas?
