emhalloran
Chirping
Hi everyone,
I have a hen as recently lost most of her feathers, her whole tail fell out in one day! She recently was broody and it took me over a month to break her broodiness. I've noticed she has lots of saggy skin around her breast and under her body. I also noticed she hasn't got much in her crop when she roosted tonight. She seems to be happy enough in herself, scratching with the flock although she is towards the bottom of the pecking order.
I have a feeling she is just having an extreme moult but I'm just worried something isn't right as she hasn't moulted to that extent before. Should I be giving her some grower feed rather than just layer pellets? I am thinking of taking her to our chicken vet just to get her checked but not sure if it is necessary?
Any recommendations would be much appreciated
I have a hen as recently lost most of her feathers, her whole tail fell out in one day! She recently was broody and it took me over a month to break her broodiness. I've noticed she has lots of saggy skin around her breast and under her body. I also noticed she hasn't got much in her crop when she roosted tonight. She seems to be happy enough in herself, scratching with the flock although she is towards the bottom of the pecking order.
I have a feeling she is just having an extreme moult but I'm just worried something isn't right as she hasn't moulted to that extent before. Should I be giving her some grower feed rather than just layer pellets? I am thinking of taking her to our chicken vet just to get her checked but not sure if it is necessary?
Any recommendations would be much appreciated