Sorry to hear you are having troubles. You are normally the first to help others out with their health question so here are my suggestions. All be it a little random... Could she be moulting? A few of my girls right now have some random featherless spots, almost like a half moult. Broody? Some hens pull their feathers out so they have good skin contact on eggs for optimum heating. Although between the legs might be a bit far down. Contact allergies? Not sure this one is a possibility... Sitting in some random foilage, could have a reaction to something. Roosting location? Is their roost rough in any areas? Maybe some pecked off wood might cause enough fraying to rub feathers out. Bugs? Although you did check her so I am thinking this might not be the answer. Vent irritation? You said you had also checked this out. Might be something causing pain or irritation causing her to pull feathers out in that location to 'help' it. The skin looks really smooth where there are no feathers. Does it definatly look raw or irritated? Might have always been bald, maybe some surrounding feathers are missing making you notice it. Do you see (insert the right word for feather holes) on the skin? Random suggestions with a few thrown in questions.[COLOR=B22222]HELP PLEASE![/COLOR] Unfortunately, it's my turn for dealing with a chicken health problem. When my Barred Rock Hen was on the perch ready for bed, I looked up and saw this red, sore area. It's between her legs. The photo is a weird angle, but you can tell that the bulge is the curve between her We examined her carefully inside the house with a flashlight and saw no signs of mites or lice (although we aren't experts). We looked under her wings and around her vent. I examined the coop with a flashlight because I read that tiny black, moving mites would be visible, but I didn't see any. I spend around three hours a day with my hens because I've been working on landscaping. She has acted completely normal, so I was shocked to notice this area this evening. My other four hens seem to be fine. Luckily, I have not moved my pullets in with the hens yet. Does anyone have any thoughts? You can click on the photo for a closer view. Thank you.
Good looking coop, wheezy. And congrats on getting married!
Congrats, racin! Although I'm with John, are you sure it's not a sparrow egg lol. We are getting our first eggs from a new layer, and they are small but getting bigger. She laid her first 5 days ago.Happy Day! We joined the 'New Egg' group! I noticed one of the silver phoenix pullets was messing around in the nest box earlier today and when I went to look later, here is what I found!
We were given two Welsummer hens that were already laying, and here is the new egg next to one of theirs that I also collected today. It's tiny, just the cutest thing! Also one of those Welsummers has decided she is broody, so I have my first broody hen too. She snuck off and is sitting on two eggs.
