Missing Feathers

Sbr73

Songster
Feb 28, 2021
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I am new to chickens and have 6 hens about a year old. I have had this issue since roughly the fall. I had one girl who started losing some feathers in the tuft area. Then another and another. Seems like whatever it is is a slow progression. I have cleaned everything out several times. No mites, no lice. I have a coop and run. The coop is 6x4 and the run is 8x7. They are eating, drinking, acting normal. I do not have a vet near me that takes chickens. Any suggestions on what may be causing this or what to do is greatly appreciated. I have given poultry cell, put vetricin on them etc.. Some girls have aprons on in case of bullying but I do not see bullying going on and those girls even have no feathers.
 

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Some bird or birds are feather pecking/plucking. If there is a bird in the flock that is in perfect feather, she is the culprit.
 

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