GENO'S CLASSIC CHICKENS

[geno 9129]

IM NEW TO THIS BUT WANT TO SAY I ENJOY MY E-MAILS I GET FROM BACK YARD CHICKENS ,I HAVE 12 BANTIES HENS AND TWO COHIN ROOSTERS ,ONE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A HEN BUT NOPE ITS A ROOSTER, AND ONE OF MY SILKIE IS BLIND I HAVE TO PUT HER IN FRONT OF HER WATER AND FEED ,AND I HAVE TWO CURLY HENS THE ONE HAS BEEN MOLTING WAY TO LONG .I WANT TO ENTER HER IN THE UGLEST CHICKEN CONTEST OR ONE WITH NO FEATHERS ,I FEED THESE CHICKENS NOTHING BUT THE BEST PURINA LAYERS MASH , SCRATCH AND THEY HAVE TWO HAVE THERE THREE SLICES OF BREAD A DAY,DUE TO CANCER I HAVE LOST MY VOICE BUT I CAN MAKE A CLUCKING SOUND AND CLAP MY HANDS AND HERE COMES ALL 15 CHICKENS A RUNNING ,THEY LOVE THAT BREAD . IM 83 YRS OLD SOLD MY BIG RANCH 9 YEARS AGO AND NOW HAVE ONLY A HALF ACRE ALL FENCED IN LET MY CHICKEN HAVE FREE RANGE OF THE PLACE,YOU CAN TAKE THE RANCH AWAY BUT NEVER THE RANCHER ,HAS TO HAVE MY CHICKENS ,THERE MY BUDDIES ,GOD BLESS UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN GENE HALLMAN

 

[drumstick diva]

Gene, sorry but I have no idea why her feathers don't grow in. Have you ever taken her to a vet? Please post her photos at "Emergencies, diseases,injuries, cures," thread. Someone may recognize the problem.

You have some very nice birds, well cared for. Hope you have a good day.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

She's a frazzle. That means she has two frizzle genes. Her feathers are extremely brittle, so they're probably getting broken off. It might help to switch to an all flock/flock raiser/grower feed and have oyster shells on the side for actively laying birds.