Skin peeling and redness

[Rachelsmile79]

My chicken has developed skin peeling slightly and redness down her breastbone. No feather are growing there. She is broody at this point . Don't see any mites . Sugestions?

 

[Eggcessive]

They usually pull at their own feathers on their chest and abdomen when they become broody to have more body contact with eggs they want to hatch.

 

[Eggcessive]

To break her from being broody, you can move her to a large dog crate or pen on the ground with no bedding. Place a small roost for her to use, and include her own food and water. I will also add a friend for company, and leave them there for about 5 days. Here is a link with a picture of a broody hen with feather loss:
https://www.gardenbetty.com/how-to-break-a-broody-hen/

 

[Rachelsmile79]

They usually pull at their own feathers on their chest and abdomen when they become broody to have more body contact with eggs they want to hatch.

Thank you. She has been broody in the past. I guess I haven't noticed this before. Glad that it's nothing serious.

 

[Rachelsmile79]

To break her from being broody, you can move her to a large dog crate or pen on the ground with no bedding. Place a small roost for her to use, and include her own food and water. I will also add a friend for company, and leave them there for about 5 days. Here is a link with a picture of a broody hen with feather loss:
https://www.gardenbetty.com/how-to-break-a-broody-hen/

I think I'll just leave her broody. Thank you for the suggestion tho. She lives in a urban coop and when she is broody she is so quiet. She normally is loud as she can be in the summer and it might give my neighbors a break from her crazy outcries

 

[coach723]

I understand enjoying the quiet, but also understand that they do not eat and drink well while broody as they are so focused on hatching eggs, whether eggs are there or not. It can be very hard on their bodies, they can lose quite a bit of weight, so it's in the best interest of the hen to break her unless you are going to let her hatch eggs.

 

[Rachelsmile79]

I understand enjoying the quiet, but also understand that they do not eat and drink well while broody as they are so focused on hatching eggs, whether eggs are there or not. It can be very hard on their bodies, they can lose quite a bit of weight, so it's in the best interest of the hen to break her unless you are going to let her hatch eggs.

Thank you for your concern, but since I live in the city I am unable to keep her separate do to space. She has done this for years and no harm has come to her. I will let nature be nature unless she becomes ill then I will take her to the clinic I work at and give her the care I have given my other chickens, which has only happened a few times.