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by fionamd
06 Jul 2017, 12:01
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Feathers gone from chicken's bottoms
Replies: 3
Views: 2174

Re: Feathers gone from chicken's bottoms

Feeding layers pellets, corn mid-afternoon, mealworms, veg and fruit scraps, wettened bread, grass cuttings, dandelion leaves......... To keep them amused they have a swing, ladder, tree stumps, long perch, and I attach foods like cabbage, cauli and broccoli to the end of bungees..........a chicken'...
by fionamd
06 Jul 2017, 09:06
Forum: Keeping Chickens and other Poultry
Topic: Feathers gone from chicken's bottoms
Replies: 3
Views: 2174

Feathers gone from chicken's bottoms

I have 7 chickens of mixed breed, all around 14 months old and purchased from a reputable breeder when they were point of lay. I am not able to free range them because of foxes, so thay are in a large enclosure where they have plenty of space to roam. But 5 of them have lost all the feathers from ar...