Not an emergency, but what's going on? *PICS!!*

[mommissan]

Did you check for lice? Mine had little bald vents when I discovered them.

 

[nurse_turtle]

Does she roost at night or sleep on the ground? I know if feather follicles are damaged for an extended period of time, the follicles may not be able to produce feathers again. I would apply healing ointment to the area daily to encourage the redness to go away. I use and highly recommend Rawleighs salve. It's about $10 a tin and is safe to use on people and animals.

 

[CluckyJay]

A lot of chickens eat the feathers they pluck.

 

[stcroixusvi]

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x2, especially those little fuzzy feathers in the rear. We have hens that sneak up on our rooster and pluck his rear feathers, then run.