Re: chickens losing their feathers in patches

From: Krys Francis (krys_at_lluestfarmpoultry.co.uk)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 21:50:28 +0100

In message <20040621163923.22984.00000400@mb-m07.aol.com>, Joyloisa
<joyloisa@aol.com> writes
>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.

Feather pecking with the immune one the main culprit?? 

-- 
Krys Francis

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