Help with my silkie hen

auee

In the Brooder
Apr 3, 2023
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one of my silkie hens is not gaining weight.. but she’s always eating not lethargic at all..

I noticed the following though (see pictures)
- scaly feet
- lice egg like things clinging on the feathers but she doesn’t have any lice or mites (?)
- dandruff?

Should I be worried? 😭
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The dandruff can come from lice biting the skin of the chicken or it can come from the growth of new feathers, acting as a protective layer.

Is she growing or losing feathers?

For the legs use petroleum jelly to kill the scaly leg mites.
 
Normally lice are found around a chicken’s vent area, so I would check there in case. If you find lice you can use something like this product
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