Please help… ⚠️ warning graphic photos

[brittanylohse]

I have 9 chickens and all of them currently look like this on their bottoms. They’re still acting normal and laying egg. I have been putting ACV in their water and coconut oil on the exposed areas. What is this and how do I fix it?!!??!

 

[nuthatched]

Stop the acv, it won't help.
They're picking either other, that's caused by boredom, stress, poor diet and cramped quarters.

How big is their coop, for how many birds?
Complete diet?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How old are these chickens and what are your roosts made of?

 

[Debbie292d]

How old are these chickens and what are your roosts made of?

Could that be lice? If you look at the feathers, some have what looks like could be nits.

 

[brittanylohse]

Stop the acv, it won't help.
They're picking either other, that's caused by boredom, stress, poor diet and cramped quarters.

How big is their coop, for how many birds?
Complete diet?

I was afraid that would be the answer. We feed them good food and supplement with other “treats”. We recently moved to an area where we can’t really build a run like they used to have and everything is covered in snow. 9 hens, in a coop that was advertised up to 10

 

[brittanylohse]

How old are these chickens and what are your roosts made of?

They are 9 months old and they are made of wood

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Some of them need neosporin IMO to stop or prevent infection.

What are the actual dimensions of the coop? Regardless of advertising, LF chickens need at least 4 sq ft of space per hen.

 

[brittanylohse]

Could that be lice? If you look at the feathers, some have what looks like could be nits.

I have inspected them well but I think I’m going to get some DME tomorrow anyways just in case

 

[nuthatched]

I was afraid that would be the answer. We feed them good food and supplement with other “treats”. We recently moved to an area where we can’t really build a run like they used to have and everything is covered in snow. 9 hens, in a coop that was advertised up to 10

Coop companies lie like rugs. If it's advertised to hold 10, think 4, maximum.
What do they eat, exactly?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

They are 9 months old and they are made of wood

Ok thanks. Their bottoms look to me like they are rubbing due to itchiness, they appear to have abrasion. See how red the skin is? For the ones with open sores I would try to keep them coated with triple antibiotic ointment like neosporin original with no pain killer in it. I agree about the lice.