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I've read several posts all describing what I am yet no on has been able to get an answer. Everyone suggests mites but the other chicken owners with my problem keep saying what I do... NO ONE else is sick and there are NO mites.
Here's what we describe:
A rooster with major feather loss-- he looks like pictures of a HARD, HARD molt. He has no wing feathers. His thighs have now lost feathers. He has no feathers around his neck and vent area.
The front of his legs are scaly and the back are red and inflamed and have sore spots with a few small scabs like his skin cracked in a spot or two.
His vent area is VERY red and inflamed.
He has NO white patches on his comb (like favus) yet he has white circles on his breast bone in the middle of all his inflamed skin.
HE HAS BEEN LIKE THIS AND GETTING WORSE FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS NOW. HE DOES NOT HAVE MITES OR EVERYONE WOULD HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. NONE OF MY OTHER BIRDS HAVE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN WITH HIM THE ENTIRE TIME.
I am at my wits end and he has begun to hate me. I've tried several treatment methods and the only thing that seems to provide any relief is coconut oil with a bit of lavender in it rubbed on his skin and legs. I know it's painful for him to be picked up and he HATES being treated... yet he's still VERY active and his girls LOVE him.
I don't want to put him down but am beginning to think I it's my only option.
Please offer any suggestions.
Thanks.
He looks a lot like this... except his skin is much redder and inflamed and he has NO feathers on his wings. He just has feather shafts. I will get pictures tomorrow.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/317942/what-is-wrong-with-my-girl
In addition, this thread went no where but PERFECTLY described my situation. If you read page one, it describes the same symptoms... mostly roosters and on page two Dave said he had the same problem and it reocccured with the same rooster:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/236812/rooster-losing-feathers-bright-red-skin-and-hot/10
Here's what we describe:
A rooster with major feather loss-- he looks like pictures of a HARD, HARD molt. He has no wing feathers. His thighs have now lost feathers. He has no feathers around his neck and vent area.
The front of his legs are scaly and the back are red and inflamed and have sore spots with a few small scabs like his skin cracked in a spot or two.
His vent area is VERY red and inflamed.
He has NO white patches on his comb (like favus) yet he has white circles on his breast bone in the middle of all his inflamed skin.
HE HAS BEEN LIKE THIS AND GETTING WORSE FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS NOW. HE DOES NOT HAVE MITES OR EVERYONE WOULD HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. NONE OF MY OTHER BIRDS HAVE ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS EVEN THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN WITH HIM THE ENTIRE TIME.
I am at my wits end and he has begun to hate me. I've tried several treatment methods and the only thing that seems to provide any relief is coconut oil with a bit of lavender in it rubbed on his skin and legs. I know it's painful for him to be picked up and he HATES being treated... yet he's still VERY active and his girls LOVE him.
I don't want to put him down but am beginning to think I it's my only option.
Please offer any suggestions.
Thanks.
He looks a lot like this... except his skin is much redder and inflamed and he has NO feathers on his wings. He just has feather shafts. I will get pictures tomorrow.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/317942/what-is-wrong-with-my-girl
In addition, this thread went no where but PERFECTLY described my situation. If you read page one, it describes the same symptoms... mostly roosters and on page two Dave said he had the same problem and it reocccured with the same rooster:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/236812/rooster-losing-feathers-bright-red-skin-and-hot/10
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