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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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