Re: chickens losing their feathers in patches
From: Michael Brickley (mbrickley_at_NOSPAMearthlink.net)
Date: 06/22/04
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Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 01:56:44 GMT
Depends on age but around 18 months they will molt for 2-4 months. Check
the birds back for tiny pin feathers. Chickens will shed feathers. Feed
good mix of food and lots of calicum. They may or may not lay eggs during
this period. The others have suggested good ideas.
"Joyloisa" <joyloisa@aol.com> wrote in message
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> thanks for your response. i keep the rooster separate from the hens so i
don't
> think it's just chickens picking on other chickens. i feed them organic
layer
> pellets with grass and greens daily. they live in pens in my backyard. The
hens
> are americaunas (easter egg chickens) and the rooster is something
else--the
> usual white with red comb type.
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