My white leghorn lost alot of weight and I'm concerned.
All three of my chickens have been shedding feathers starting a few weeks back, but my birds are not bare, other than my barred rock has a bare spot underneath near her bottom and vent area. I'm worried something's wrong and need to know.. Or do chickens shed their winter feathers and maybe lose a little weight once spring warm weather is coming?
My leghorn looks real skinny though, but her comb and wattle look fine, her eyes are fine, her temperament is the same as usual, and she does eat.... however, they have been getting alot of scratch and I noticed less consumption of pellets.. could this be my problem?
Oh, and the poop seems same as usual too, don't notice anything strange with it.
What should I do other than stop scratch for a short while?
All three of my chickens have been shedding feathers starting a few weeks back, but my birds are not bare, other than my barred rock has a bare spot underneath near her bottom and vent area. I'm worried something's wrong and need to know.. Or do chickens shed their winter feathers and maybe lose a little weight once spring warm weather is coming?
My leghorn looks real skinny though, but her comb and wattle look fine, her eyes are fine, her temperament is the same as usual, and she does eat.... however, they have been getting alot of scratch and I noticed less consumption of pellets.. could this be my problem?
Oh, and the poop seems same as usual too, don't notice anything strange with it.
What should I do other than stop scratch for a short while?
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