1) What type of bird , age and weight.- BB Red OEGB, about 10 months, 1 1/2 lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly. Acting fine, eating, and active but not crowing at all, when my other roos start having crowing contests he just dosent join in any more. He has scratched out all of his hackle feathers and some of his saddle feathers.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? a week
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. mites been treating all chickens and coop with DE.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.- yes, normally.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.- normal
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? treating with DE
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Treat self if possible
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. see below
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use- had straw but was recently removed now they have bare ground and coop is off ground.
I know it is not molting because he does not have any new pin feathers coming through and his skin is scaly not smooth.
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2) What is the behavior, exactly. Acting fine, eating, and active but not crowing at all, when my other roos start having crowing contests he just dosent join in any more. He has scratched out all of his hackle feathers and some of his saddle feathers.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? a week
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. no
5) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. mites been treating all chickens and coop with DE.
6) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all.- yes, normally.
7) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc.- normal
8) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? treating with DE
9 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Treat self if possible
10) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. see below
11) Describe the housing/bedding in use- had straw but was recently removed now they have bare ground and coop is off ground.
I know it is not molting because he does not have any new pin feathers coming through and his skin is scaly not smooth.

close as i could get w/o blur
