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spiderlilly69

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I have 3 leghorns and 3 RR. Purchased them in April from TSC. I now have birds with feather loss and sad looking combs. I’d say 3 have whitish combs and 2 RR that have lost feathers. I have saddles on two of the birds as their feather loss is on their backs. I hope that’s the right thing to do. I was afraid the other birds would start pecking at their bald spots.
The white comb, Is this fowl pox? And if so what can I do to help them.
I’m currently spraying their coop down with Adams Spray and will be moving their coop to treat the ground they were on. I think the feather loss may be from boredom. I need to make them a larger run. Please, any advice or words of wisdom is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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You may want to edit your post and delete a few of the same pictures. The combs look dry, and the dots look like peck marks or small insect bites, not really like fowl pox. Can you look them over for evidence of lice or mites, especially under vents, around necks and under wings? Chickens will peck each other's feathers out if they are overcrowded, eating too little protein in the diet, or not getting outside to free range daily. What are you feeding them? If you should find lice Permethrin 10% spray is very good for birds and coop treatment--mixing instructions for each is on the label. The permethrin garden dust works well in cold weather on the birds. You may want to feed your birds an all flock or Flock Raiser 20% feed for awhile with some crushed oyster shell available to strengthen egg. Allow 4 square feet per bird inside the coop, and more for the run. Overcrowding and boredom can lead to vent pecking and cannibalism in extreme cases. Here is some info about the permethrin:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/control-solutions-permethrin-10-1-pt
 

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