chickens losing their feathers in patches

From: Joyloisa (joyloisa_at_aol.com)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: 21 Jun 2004 20:39:23 GMT

i have two hens and a rooster. one of the hens and also the rooster are losing
feathers from their backs and near their necks. what can it be? oddly, one hen
seems to be immune to whatever is happening to them.

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