Bare Bums MITES OR MOLT?

[sutphindanesnchickens]

Anyone have an answer at this hour? I have several hens that are bare bummed til bout mid stomach absolutely no feathers? do I have a pest problem?
CONFUSED AS USUAL

 

[Judy]

Probably. Most here use food grade DE for prevention and/or Sevin dust to treat. Do you see mites/little critters?

 

[sutphindanesnchickens]

no not at all

 

[gritsar]

Did you check for mites by going in at night with a flashlight, as suggested in another thread?
Some hens do get bare around their vent from laying.

 

[MoodyChicken]

What breed of chicken are they and how old are they?

Hard feathered breeds are known to naturally have bare spots.

If they have Naked Neck/Turken blood, they may be missing the abdominal feather tract.

If they're mites, you'll find bugs on the bird or in the coop (dark corners). Check at night, some species only feed at night.

 

[sinewsworn1]

Saw a thread staing that Sevin dust shold be used to control mites. Is there a spray (liquid) that contains the correct percentage of carbaryl?