Reddened skin, lost feathers

[Dbaehr]

My black sexlinks, and one red sexlink have for months had lost feathers around butt and vent, increasingly red exposed skin. We have used Sevin and mite sprays. It seems to now be getting worse and nothing helps. I have included a picture. Only my buff or ping ton fares well. They appear to almost all be laying, 10 chickens, 7 eggs a day. Very worried about them.

 

[georgieboy11]

Poor things. Do you see any actual mites or mite eggs on them? And do their combs have any scabs on them?

 

[georgieboy11]

Also do you have any roosters in with them?

 

[Dbaehr]

No, we see nothing, but expected to!

 

[Dbaehr]

We have no roosters.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Is there any of them that don't have the issue? Could be that there is a feather picker.

 

[georgieboy11]

Hmm have you seen any of the hens pecking at each other? They like to peck at red spots and they make it worse. Or it could even be a parasite. Im sure some more experienced members will be here soon to help. You should put a thin layer of neosporin on the red spots to sooth them.

 

[wild wood duck life saver]

My black sexlinks, and one red sexlink have for months had lost feathers around butt and vent, increasingly red exposed skin. We have used Sevin and mite sprays. It seems to now be getting worse and nothing helps. I have included a picture. Only my buff or ping ton fares well. They appear to almost all be laying, 10 chickens, 7 eggs a day. Very worried about them.

what kind of food are you feeding them? do the need more or less protein?

 

[The Phantom]

I had a hen with her outer skin around her crop. And rough feathers. She was covered in mites.