Frizzle has lost majority of feathers

Chicken_girl17

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Mar 28, 2020
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Hi saw a couple months back we noticed one of our fizzles was melting and seem to be losing quite a bit of feathers so we took her away from the rooster and put her with our hoop that has no versed in hopes for her to have an easier mulching she still hasn’t gotten better if I think she’s gotten worse also noticed now that she has an extra bump on her Right wing her feathers are not healthy feeling and she has been brooding for the last couple of months without leaving she also appears to be underweight here’s some photos so somebody can hopefully help her name is o’cello
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Why has she been brooding for several months? Have you tried to break her brooding? Normal brooding is stressful, I can't imagine several months! Broody hens do tend to molt so this maybe one reason she's loosing feathers.
As for the lump..IDK
 
Looks like she might have some parasites (internal/external) and likely malnutrition from sitting too long. :hmm

That is NOT molting... skin looks irritated and dry.. what is her actual age?

Break her from brooding by locking her away from the nest. And give her some chick starter feed... as it's higher in protein and amino acids than layer feed and feathers are made from 90% protein. If you already use a "flock raiser" that should be good enough.

Consider using something for lice/mites.. maybe Ivermectin in her condition.. She isn't laying eggs, right? Please research what your best treatment options are.. but also, go ahead and check the rest of your flock after dark using a flash light, part the feathers down to the skin on the abdomen and just below the vent to look for things running away, as this is the easiest time to see them..

No judgement here, we're all doing our best and you're here looking for answers, so just discussion to try and help. :fl

If indeed they're broken feathers that won't grow in until molt.. if that's no time soon... hmm.. I might start knitting a sweater for the poor gal. :hugs
 
Thank you so much everyone she started brooding after she started losing feathers we expected that it was because she was being picked on because of her bare skin she is about a year old we will check for mites Or parasites but she is the only one with any conditions of what she has and she is a frizzle not a frazzle from what we know this photo is from when she had all her feathers 348678CC-7B2A-4855-AB04-9DC04EDCD9CD.jpeg
 

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