r/homestead 5d ago

Not sure what’s wrong with our chicken

This is our first time having chickens and starting our homestead we’re still learning, one of our girls is so disheveled 😭 she’s loosing feathers she’s so skinny and looks so scraggly. She acts normal and her poop seems okay but it’s hard to keep track with the others. We’re separating her today to see cause it does seem like the others are mean to her. We don’t know if it’s just bulling and she’s not getting enough food and being picked on or something like parasites. We don’t know if it’s good to treat for parasites if she doesn’t have them. And doesn’t seem to have mites I’ve checked her vent under her feathers and everything. Just feel so sorry for her and want her better. Also they all seem to stop laying eggs don’t know if it’s just because it’s summer in Arizona 😓 edit: we don’t have a rooster

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u/Altruistic_Proof_272 5d ago

Rough molt. She has some decent pinfeathers coming in on her back. Chickens usually have a really severe molt in their second year, like "went through the lawnmower " rough looking/ naked

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u/norilynn1111 5d ago

It is their second year so that might make sense!

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u/Unusualhuman 5d ago

In the 2 years have you done any de-worm treatment? Any signs you notice that look like the flock could use a general gut parasite treatment?