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Hen losing feathers
My hen is losing feathers just above her taul and she has lost alot recently.. Any idea wat it is and any waycof stoping her lose them?
colombianblacktail
Monday, July 23rd, 2012 Odds are she's going through the moult. Has she stopped laying?
chip2012
Monday, July 23rd, 2012 No shes still laying :)
colombianblacktail
Monday, July 23rd, 2012 rooster treading too much?
pearl
Monday, July 23rd, 2012 Pearl could be correct. If the rooster is treading too much you need to isolate either the hen or rooster. Too often enough the rooster will pick a favourite hen and that's when the damage may be done.
chip2012
Monday, July 23rd, 2012 She's moulting
Cillín McD
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
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Hen losing feathers
My hen is losing feathers just above her taul and she has lost alot recently.. Any idea wat it is and any waycof stoping her lose them?
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Odds are she's going through the moult. Has she stopped laying?
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
No shes still laying :)
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
rooster treading too much?
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Pearl could be correct. If the rooster is treading too much you need to isolate either the hen or rooster. Too often enough the rooster will pick a favourite hen and that's when the damage may be done.
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
She's moulting
Monday, July 23rd, 2012