- Jul 27, 2009
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I don't know how old she is, got her a couple of years ago from a couple of ladies who didn't know her age. She walks crooked since it appears her neck was broken at one time or she has a birth defect. A large bone is jutting out from the side of her neck coming from her breast bone I think. she is my favorite because she makes a nice "cooing" sound whenever she sees me come out of the house. Last summer she lost a lot of feathers in her chest area and on the top of her wings. They never grew back, even though i would rub oil on her skin since it looked red and painful. she is now going into more of a molt and with Winter coming on am concerned she may have trouble staying warm. She normally is the first to come racing out of the coop when I open the door and tell them "Let's go scratching!!" which I do every night since their normal run that is fenced is quite barren.. (12 chickens in a 50 x 50 enclosure.)
Stacey did not come out tonight and was making mournful sounds and would not eat her special treat i give her every night. I know this sounds ridiculous but I was thinking of getting an old wool sweater and somehow making a little "coat" for her, with holes cut out for her wings and legs so she will be warmer.
Am I being a little too overly concerned for her? I have been giving her a little hamburger meat every night for the extra protein to grow the feathers back but no luck. I can't find any mites on her that may be eating the feathers. Could she have some intestinal parasite? all the other chickens are healthy.
Stacey did not come out tonight and was making mournful sounds and would not eat her special treat i give her every night. I know this sounds ridiculous but I was thinking of getting an old wool sweater and somehow making a little "coat" for her, with holes cut out for her wings and legs so she will be warmer.
Am I being a little too overly concerned for her? I have been giving her a little hamburger meat every night for the extra protein to grow the feathers back but no luck. I can't find any mites on her that may be eating the feathers. Could she have some intestinal parasite? all the other chickens are healthy.