No feathers on back... tried everything!

[Sarahlynn8029]

I need help! A few of my poor ladies have been missing feathers on their backs and tops of wings for months! I have tried probiotics in their water, they receive many vegetable scraps, and don’t have lice. Could this still somehow be nutrition based? I have over 60 hens throughout 3 large coops, and this is only happening to 5 of them, but I’m just totally stumped!
Thanks so much!

 

[Chickies11]

I'm pretty new to chicken keeping so I can't offer much advice. It could be if you have roosters? I know that sometimes roosters can hurt the hens when mating them or over mating them.

 

[FarmerGirl1010]

If you have a rooster, that could be the case. Maybe molting?

 

[turkey girl 0964]

It looks like they are the roos fav hens. Or the other hens are picking on them.

 

[Sarahlynn8029]

I removed my rooster, so I’m hoping that’s the problem. Thank you!

 

[sourland]

It may have started as rooster damage, but now it looks as if flock mates are feather pecking/plucking them. Any possibility of placing them in a separate pen until they regrow feathers?