I'm starting this new thread in hopes of helping more hens and reaching out to stymied chicken owners. The original thread title is below and contains 8 pages of posts including photos.
Basically, if you have never seen a mite on your bird, yet it has broken off feathers or is being...
The suspense is killing us. Anyone know what this breed might be? We got 21 chicks from Big R middle of August
and there was no breed information. The grey on her is turning to brown.
Does anyone know what would cause this type of feather damage? The feathers are broken off, starting at the tail and the process continues all the way up to the head. We don't have a rooster. Thanks for your help!
~Lisa
ps I think you can click on the picture to see it enlarged.