debbie26pet Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 i got a couple new girls about month back, they came with a couple of lice and worms to i left them in another cage and wormed them and loused them etc, i have re done them since, and cant find any more on them. they have gone in with my other girls after a good week of treatments. now one of them which is a black copper maran has a bold patch on her neck (bottom) not red, and cant see any new feathers coming through. and odd egg laying. now one of my gilrs a rir has got the same it is red, and i can see new feathers appearing. all my girls have been wormed a mth ago, and loused and diatom in food, and a harkin drop at bk of neck about 2 mths ago. and i also did a lice spray as well, and i have red mite powder in there cage house etc. i hae checked all my girls over and they are nice and clean what else can it be, she is nice and red in face and as far as i know is laying geting 17-19 eggs a day of 24 (1 is a retired bat who doesnt lay) the other black maran is fine and the 2 legbars had feathers missing of back (saddle area). had a cockeral with them. one is nearly all back looking good the other still very tatty on her back no eggs as yet. here is a pc of my rir, u can get idea of the black maran but hers isnt red just skin colour. any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Could be a couple of things. My guesses are: she's being picked at by another chook and feather pulled, she's sticking her head through a gap regularly and they're getting worn off or the roosting bars in the house are rubbing on her. If she's parasite free I can't think of anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
