I have a R.I.R. hen that finished her first molt 2-3 weeks ago. Yesterday I noticed her feathers are dull and darker brown than red. Her comb and waddles are pale, shrunken, and dry looking (like severe dry skin on humans). The back of her head has pin feathers with white tips. She has a patch, about the size of quarter, of missing feathers at the rounded part of each wing. Her poop is runny but the right color. She is active and eating as normal. I have a total of 5 hens and the other four (R.I.R., Plymouth Barred Rock, Araucana, and a bantam of some kind) show no signs of ill health Any thoughts? Thanks
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