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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Geeza on April 28, 2009, 10:04:50 pm

Title: LOOKING A LITTLE ROUGH
Post by: Geeza on April 28, 2009, 10:04:50 pm

I have 2 chicks that look so scruffy compared to the others( I have tried to post some pics but no luck) they look like they are half way through a molt and are loosing feathers on there chest too.. this is only on 2 all other 14 are fine.... Any ides??

Thanks

Title: Re: LOOKING A LITTLE ROUGH
Post by: doganjo on April 28, 2009, 10:10:58 pm

Beasty visitors maybe?  The others might just have a little more resistance.

Title: Re: LOOKING A LITTLE ROUGH
Post by: Geeza on April 29, 2009, 11:21:50 am

I have given them each a good look over. I can not see any signs of mites ticks or anything.
It looks like they have been wet and lost feathers down there chest yet it is only these two. Any ideas??

Title: Re: LOOKING A LITTLE ROUGH
Post by: shetlandpaul on April 29, 2009, 01:02:12 pm

i would isolate just for a day or two.  Are you sure they did not spill something on themselves. Are they happy eating ect.

Title: Re: LOOKING A LITTLE ROUGH
Post by: Geeza on May 01, 2009, 10:06:14 am

Totaly happy eting running arround and generaly doin chicken things. One is looking even worse, like he has no feathers on his chest (yes I am convinced that they are 2 cockerils)