Help Worried!!!

[lucci]

Just recently a couple of my Hens have started to loose feathers towards the tail feathers and there are black dots where they
have lost there feathers??? also I have one with a wet butt I have photos of this but I do not know how to put them on backyard chicken post
I am fairly new my hens are 10 months old have been laying for months now. Our eggs have always come out clean and just needed a little
wipe, but now we are seeing lots of blood on the outer egg shell. The egg yolk and whites still look good but I would like to know what is happening
to my Hens - please email me on my email address [email protected] anyone that can help with any advice I really would apprieciate it.

I can send photos via email I do know how to do that!

Thank you for your help

Jill

 

[Sillystunt]

ok, look up at the blue bar across the the top above the thread. Click on uploads. That will allow you to upload the picture, then paste the code on the thread.

Are the black dots moving? I ask this since they could be mites.

Is there a roo? Maybe feather loss might be from them being ruff and the black dots were blood feathers that will grow back in.

wet butt could be a couple of thing, first soak her bumm and get that stuff off. I would give her some plain yogurt. This is a pro biotic that can help her with her digestive issues that might be creating the wet butt. Give it 2 both........i give mine it weekly but they could use some a little more than that for now.

Do you worm at all?

Blood on the egg...humm well it is strange at least its not blood in the poo which is bad. Maybe she is tearing laying the egg? I had one that did that with a very large egg. I was so scared and her eggs got smaller and it stopped. She didn't have an egg get broken in her?

Hopefully more will chime in and give better or more suggestion. Don't worry the peeps on here really help out in these situations!