One of my chickens is loosing alot of feathers on his back near his tail it looks like an infection what should I do
Is it a rooster? Is it feather picking? What age? How many other chickens and what age? What are they eating?
X2 Welcome to BYC! If you can post some photos and answer the questions asked above that would be helpful.
It looks like s/he is being picked on or it's a mounting injury. Can you post a photo of the whole chicken, are you sure this is a rooster? Is the other chicken s/he is with older or another rooster? How are they being housed - are they outside in a coop and run - how much room do they have? You may want to separate the two so s/he can heal. If you can get it, gently clean the area with some saline or betadine, then apply some Vetericyn or plain neosporin. If s/he is outside, make sure flies are not getting on the wound. Feed normal feed, you can add extra protein by offering eggs, tuna, mackerel or meat. Watch for any signs of infection - pus, oozing sores that smell, etc. Also check to make sure there are no mites/lice, look around the vent for any critters. Keep us updated.
The poor little one.i would carefully clean it,dry it.and then wrap it up with something.i hope he gets better.
