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I just found that 3 of my 14 chickens have bare backs. It looks like their saddle feathers were plucked out. That's the only spot affected. No other signs of trauma.I have no roosters that I can attribute this to. I haven't seen any overt signs of bullying but could this be it? They look healthy...

My 6 week old barred rock was perching on my shoulder as usual and decided to peck at my earring. This was the first time I've worn earrings around them (I went somewhere today forgot to take them off). I suppose she got curious. She managed to get it of course and I think I made her release...

I live in Eastern NC and come summertime we have gnats that swarm and try to lift you up and eat you up at the same time. I'm not quite sure if they're buffalo gnats though but they're certainly annoying enough. The nearest body of water is in the neighbor's property so I can't do much about...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family raised some chickens and turkeys growing up but I wasn't hands on at the time. I plan to get my pullets once the coop comes in. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None yet (3) What breeds do you have? I hope...