Good afternoon from Sussex. I am the very proud and besotted owner of three adorable chickens. The sun has been shining just that little bit brighter since my girls came to live with us a year ago. I have carried out my own 'on the job training' and have weathered minor issues successfully however...
My Light Sussex developed a small bald patch, a distance below her vent, about the size of a 50p piece and which had obviously been pecked a few times giving it quite a sore appearance. I sprayed her with purple aloe spray which stopped the pecking and improved the soreness. The bald patch has gradually grown and is now about four times its initial size. I have been to the vet and she had no idea despite a couple of her own chickens having the same problem. It was suggested I should not worry as she was a good weight, ate well and laid well. The problem of appearing sore remains and is only kept at bay by daily applications of SUDOCREME! As she spends most of her day with her head down and bum in the air, she still gets the occasional peck when the cream has been worn away.
Throughout, she has been regularly wormed and mite checked ( although none found ), lives on bark and roosts in an egloo.
Does anyone have any suggestions?