Silkie thread!

[BlossomSilkies]

I just checked her over good and didn't see any mites or lice. She almost seems like she has dry skin.

 

[kfchickenlady]

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did you see any evidence of small particles that look like dirt? theres a link somewhere on here that has pics of mite and lice eggs and damage. What are you feeding her? I have never seen a bird lose that many feathers from molting, but maybe someone else has experienced this. How long has she looked like that?

 

[BlossomSilkies]

They have been on Layena but have switched over to Flock Raiser for the higher protein, and I'm supplementing oyster shells for the loss in calcium content.

She slowly got worse looking over the summer.

I read several threads on mites and lice, and I'm seeing no evidence of that.

 

[kfchickenlady]

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well, Im stumped! Have you posted on the diseases section too? hopefully someone else will chime in soon...good luck!

 

[Debbi]

Have you seperated her from the rest of the flock? Could it be Demodectic Mange?? I think the first thing I would do is give her a bath with a flea and tick product. You may not be seeing any bugs, but after a bath, they will move so you may be able to see thm then. Are any of your other birds losing feathers?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Is she out in the sun during the summer? Does she have males in with her?

I have one pen that gets lots of sun during the spring/summer. And the birds that are in that breeding pen always end up looking really cruddy from getting sunbleached, along with the males mating. I think the sun makes the feathers weaker so they break easier when the males mate with them.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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have you checked for lice and mites? that doesnt even look like the same bird! hope you figure it out soon so the poor thing feels better, good luck, shes a cutie!

Lice/mites are possible, but she looks like she is well into a molt. IN another six or 8 weeks she'll look like her old self.