I since my input, i determined my chickens have worms The feathers that look sheered are broken because worms weaken certain elements of chickens make-up One of the first is weak feathers. I am currently de-worming my flock. I have used Strike Three for a number of years and last year I quit inexplicably. Thus the problem.
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