fantasticjudyann Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Does anyone know why chickens sometimes develop bald bums? I got three new hybrids last June and they were fluffy and pristine but now two have developed bald and marked bums. They are not ill ....eating drinking and being chickeney as usual. They are wormed with Flubenvet feed every four months and I use DE liberally every day when cleaning and in the nest boxes. Although I have 2 Eglus all five of them squash into one at bedtime,silly things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If two are bald and one is pristine- you have a feather plucker! Try anti-peck spray but I have found the only permanent solution is to bumpa bit the culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticjudyann Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 They all have beak rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Are they the same as bumpa bits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticjudyann Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 They are similar. They stop the beak from closing on the feathers so the hen cannot pull them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 If you have ruled out a feather plucker then maybe they moulted on their botties and it is easier to spot this when they moult. One of mine, Queenie, had most of her feathers when she moulted - although scruffy - apart from her bottie that had no feathers at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticjudyann Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 Yes I think that is what has happened. Bluebell had a bare bot and had been losing a few feathers but when I looked today it was all fluffy again. Strange creatures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
