NevadaEmma
Songster
- Mar 24, 2021
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I have a two year old Salmon Faverolles rooster that is my husbands favorite bird. "Tank" has lost most of his neck feathers and has lost many of his tail feathers. We have been paying close attention to him for the last month or so.
I had a bug infestation that I think I may have under control. The two roosters had fairly large bugs that I could see on their combs. I could just wipe them off when I could get ahold of them. Their combs had started turning black at the tips, so getting those larger bugs off helped considerabley.
I then realized there were very, very small bugs (probably mites) on all the chickens, and eventually some got on me. Again, I thinK I have than under control.
But yet Tank is still loosing feathers; there are no apparent bugs. I did see one hen picking at his red neck with feather stubble so I sprayed his neck and feet for good measure with Blue coat.
I seperated the two roosters and hens into two different coops for the night and for most of the mornings. The Alpha male does chase Tank away from the girls when they are in the same area, but I have never seen them actually fight.
Tank appears to be a lover, not a fighter!
I had a bug infestation that I think I may have under control. The two roosters had fairly large bugs that I could see on their combs. I could just wipe them off when I could get ahold of them. Their combs had started turning black at the tips, so getting those larger bugs off helped considerabley.
I then realized there were very, very small bugs (probably mites) on all the chickens, and eventually some got on me. Again, I thinK I have than under control.
But yet Tank is still loosing feathers; there are no apparent bugs. I did see one hen picking at his red neck with feather stubble so I sprayed his neck and feet for good measure with Blue coat.
I seperated the two roosters and hens into two different coops for the night and for most of the mornings. The Alpha male does chase Tank away from the girls when they are in the same area, but I have never seen them actually fight.
Tank appears to be a lover, not a fighter!