Major feather loss Help!

[triciayoung]

I still say that's pecking, but you could post it in our Emergency Forum to see what others think, just in case I'm wrong.

You are correct, it is pecking. Fowl pox presents differently.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you here with us in this fun and poultry loving community.

 

[Debbie292d]

Again, don't all satin 'silkies' contain Cochin DNA - making them crossbreds?

I do not believe so because "satin" isn't a breed, and those breeders that raise satin silkies say they are indeed a silkie. There is a silkie site on Facebook that goes around about this all the time, but the bottom line is, the APA accepts them. Satin silkies and frizzle silkies have their own class though.

I don't breed those but wound up with a couple I sold as I stick to the silkie silkies mostly, albeit a couple of frizzled ones.

 

[sourland]

I do not believe so because "satin" isn't a breed, and those breeders that raise satin silkies say they are indeed a silkie.

Knew a basset hound field trialer who kept a stub tail male beagle from strongly competitive bloodlines in his back yard. His field dogs were fine boned and eventually he ran a stub tailed 'basset'. He said they were indeed bassets. In reality they were mutts. And DNA testing would have proved that fact. To the OP, I apologize for the hijack and am done here.

 

[Alic3]

I use Hy-yield. I also use this for any fire ants that try to come into the chicken yard

Ok! Thanks for letting me know. Has this happened to any of your chickens before? If so how long did it take for the mites to go away?

 

[Debbie292d]

Ok! Thanks for letting me know. Has this happened to any of your chickens before? If so how long did it take for the mites to go away?

I think I mentioned it above, but permethrin works fast to kill the mites, just not the eggs, that's why it has to be repeated at least a week later. Repeat in 7-10 days do it again to pick up any that hatched.

 

[triciayoung]

Ok! Thanks for letting me know. Has this happened to any of your chickens before? If so how long did it take for the mites to go away?

I have not had mites yet. I use it preventatively.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! Make yourself at home here!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Tookie]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad to have you here. Good luck with your flock, and your Silkie.