mollyripkim Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Just wondered if anyone else has noticed their girls look a bit out of condition after worming. They have just finished a weeks course of flubernet and I kept them in the run the whole week except the last couple of nights I let them FR for an hour in the evening. They are silkies and just seem to have lost the lovely gleen to their feathers, they didn,t pass any worms and have no obvious health problems. Henrietta has a bald tummy and a bald patch on her neck so I have treated them for red mite and done the cube just in case. She doesnt appear to be broody although not laid for several days. Is worming stressful to their systems or is it the stress of being confined as they usually FR all day? I have kept an eye and no one is pecking each other and anyway henrietta is top chook! Sorry for the ramble but any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Could be moulting. Unusual time of year but my little pekin is mid moult and went pale but back to normal now and feather stubs scattered all over her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Oh thank you, I hadn't thought of that. And she does have lots of stubbly new feathers coming through so maybe the worming is a coincidence. Maybe I should put some tonic in their food and water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Plum, you really are a super chicken! Just read the section on moulting and sums her up completely so will add the chicken spice and water additive as recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 She's a sensible chicken, my Pigeon moulted in the middle of the worst cold last winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Oh well at least she got something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckyBeak Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Plum, you really are a super chicken! Just read the section on moulting and sums her up completely so will add the chicken spice and water additive as recommended. Sorry,if I am being a bit thick here, but where do I find the section on moulting please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Hi, go to Board Index, then in the frequently asked questions to chicken health and then it's in the topic feather loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeckyBeak Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Thank you, interesting article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
