Fiddlestickx
In the Brooder
Hello
My hens are a mixture of a Rhode Island Red and a Marran - they are 1 year old, they are penned in quite a large space, i do not have the facility for them to be able to forage free range, they are laying laying since about 6 months old and are good layers, they are fed a mixture of layers pellets and rolled barley and table waste, they are in general good health..BUT recently i have noticed a problem with the plumage, its patchy in places and on their backs close to the tail area, the feathers are what can only be described as "fluffy" and not how they were, when the hens first developed the plumage - the actual tail is in tact as normal, the feathers further up the back have the appearance of being cut or stunted- its for all the world like they have been cut with a razor - Please if anyone has any ideas as to what might be causing this, let me know x
My hens are a mixture of a Rhode Island Red and a Marran - they are 1 year old, they are penned in quite a large space, i do not have the facility for them to be able to forage free range, they are laying laying since about 6 months old and are good layers, they are fed a mixture of layers pellets and rolled barley and table waste, they are in general good health..BUT recently i have noticed a problem with the plumage, its patchy in places and on their backs close to the tail area, the feathers are what can only be described as "fluffy" and not how they were, when the hens first developed the plumage - the actual tail is in tact as normal, the feathers further up the back have the appearance of being cut or stunted- its for all the world like they have been cut with a razor - Please if anyone has any ideas as to what might be causing this, let me know x