Thank you, this is very helpful. I am feeding them Modesto Mills wheat free layer mix and a little cat food and some leafy greens.
Sure!
I did a quick search and wasn't able to find a wheat-free layer feed from Modesto (I found a soy-free, corn-free option). I saw the New Country Organics has a wheat-free option. Do you have a pic of the nutrition label?
The Modesto Layer feeds I checked out seemed to be a little lower on protein and a couple of the important amino acids (Lysine & Methionine).
I'm no feed expert, but you might try switching to a brand with higher levels of what I mentioned above (Protein, Lysine, Methionine). Most "all flock" and chick starter feeds meet these higher levels (you just need to ensure there is oyster shell on the side, free-choice, for calcium). If you need to stick with Modesto for any reason, it might be worth looking into their chick starter (the soy free, corn free option is 22% protein) instead of the layer feed (chick starter can be fed to your entire flock with free-choice oyster shell on the side).
If these were birds of mine, that's what I would do. I would also put a supplement in one waterer (along with a waterer that has plain water as well), like PoultryCell ---or--- the Rooster Booster "Vitamins, Electrolytes, and Probiotic" supplement pictured here (to help with the stress of moving/quarantine/integration as well as whatever is going on with their feather loss):
Good luck with them! I hope they start growing their feathers back soon!
