Chicken saddles

[LightAurora589]

I sadly don't have any, the coop I built is done but I don't have the manpower to move it to where it needs to be, they have been sleeping in a dogcrate, I have some spare wood but don't know how to put them onto the crate nor due I know whether it will splinter the chickens feet.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I sadly don't have any, the coop I built is done but I don't have the manpower to move it to where it needs to be, they have been sleeping in a dogcrate, I have some spare wood but don't know how to put them onto the crate nor due I know whether it will splinter the chickens feet.

Ok. This is likely why they have the feather loss. Not a lot you can do about it.
If the are eating/drinking/active outside during the day and have no lice/mites, then I would just monitor the skin for any signs of breaking down. Unlikely if they are active and moving during the day though.

 

[LightAurora589]

Ok. This is likely why they have the feather loss. Not a lot you can do about it.
If the are eating/drinking/active outside during the day and have no lice/mites, then I would just monitor the skin for any signs of breaking down. Unlikely if they are active and moving during the day though.

What should I do to make a quick temporary roost? Also one of my birds doesn't poop blood or anything, I think but she constantly poops watery poop.

One more questionn, one bird I own, the ends of her toes constantly bend down now, I am super worried so I gave her an Epson salt bath and cut her nails further.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

What should I do to make a quick temporary roost? Also one of my birds doesn't poop blood or anything, I think but she constantly poops watery poop.

One more questionn, one bird I own, the ends of her toes constantly bend down now, I am super worried so I gave her an Epson salt bath and cut her nails further.

Can you post some photos of the hens, where you keep them, the poop and the toes?

You mention that your coop is finished, but it needs to be moved? If moving it is not an option right now, is there a way to still use the coop where it sits? Possibly put temporary fencing around it, so your hens have an outdoor space and can go inside to sleep at night and lay eggs during the day?

 

[LightAurora589]

Can you post some photos of the hens, where you keep them, the poop and the toes?

You mention that your coop is finished, but it needs to be moved? If moving it is not an option right now, is there a way to still use the coop where it sits? Possibly put temporary fencing around it, so your hens have an outdoor space and can go inside to sleep at night and lay eggs during the day?

I was finally able to move the coop a couple weeks ago so birdies are sleeping there now, also their poop looks alright but I still have some sample pictures.

 

[LightAurora589]

We recently learned that our chickens still had lice, but we do not know if they hatched yet. We also noticed that the chickens had been pecking each other. We were wondering if the red was a sunburn or some sort of fungi infection. We have also heard that some of them having lost feathers is a result of poor diet but we were giving them plenty of protein. Also when we sprayed blue coat on the birds the red did gradually go away but now it is coming back again, I will make a point that my birds do have shade.

So is the redness here a fungel infection or sun burn, my hens have plenty of shade to go, going to keep spraying blue coat to shield them from the sun and in case it is fungel though.

Also going to make some roosts for my coop this week.

 

[Chicalina]

Bald bellies are a sign of broodiness. They pluck them to transfer body heat and humidity to the eggs better. Have your hens been sitting in the nest a lot? Not allowing them to roost makes them more likely to go broody, plus the time of year, because they will be sleeping on their keels.

Don't bother putting bluekote or sunscreen on a chicken's belly. No sun gets there!

Some aloe vera will help soothe any sore skin, like the red pic you posted. It does not look fungal at all to me.

 

[LightAurora589]

Bald bellies are a sign of broodiness. They pluck them to transfer body heat and humidity to the eggs better. Have your hens been sitting in the nest a lot? Not allowing them to roost makes them more likely to go broody, plus the time of year, because they will be sleeping on their keels.

Don't bother putting bluekote or sunscreen on a chicken's belly. No sun gets there!

Some aloe vera will help soothe any sore skin, like the red pic you posted. It does not look fungal at all to me.

So just some aloe vera gel? Also my red hen had always had a part of her belly since I got her that had no feathers, my two other hens had only lost feathers this last half of the year. Also my last hen, the youngest one started to only lose feathers on her butt due to feather lice but as of recent I have luckily taken care of that.