Naked Neck!

chickybrink

Hatching
6 Years
May 15, 2013
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Can somebody help me figure out what is going on? One of the girls has been losing neck feathers. I'm fairly certain she is not getting pecked. She is one of 15... all the same age. She is the only one in the flock with this problem. I think she preens herself more than others and seems to be scratching herself alot. Could this be self inflicted? Thanks!
 
One of mine appeared to have a simular condition. She started staying on the roof of the coop and only one or two other get up there with her and it has gone away. She was being picked on by the others and I was wondering how to handle it but she seems to have taken care of it herself. Now I think the others are picking on each other as I have half my flock with missing feathers in spots.
 
If no one is picking them out then my first thought would be does she have bugs? Check around the vent and under wings. These tend to be hot spots. If you go onto Twin City Poultry they sell stuff to treat that. You could also use sevin dust (the kind for gardens). Iwould also separate her and see if that changes anything. Could be happening when you are not around.
 

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