balding chicken

One of the ginger chickens I have has lost its feathers over the last couple of weeks, she has no feathers around her rear end. Still laying eggs and hasn't stopped all through the winter. Any suggestion please?

My Ginger girl has just gone through a full moult and it made her ill as she was using up so much energy trying to keep warm that she went all weak and limp and was off her legs, so please keep an eye on her and make sure she gets good food. Natural yogurt too.  Few mealworms wouldn't go amiss either.  I got some limestone flour to add to the layer pellets too.  She's not laid for ages

I was prepared to bring her indoors if necessary but she goes to bed in an Eglu with her pals, plus I built them a straw bale shelter inside their run to give them extra protection from the weather and they have green tarps to keep off the icy blasts and snow    She had lost most of her feathers and she was so sensitive so I only picked her up once just to check she had no "lodgers"  I used the purple spray too but only a quick squirt on her butt

Allen and Paige make a feed (think it comes in both layers pellets and mash) which has a higher protein content than standard to help ex batts reagin their feathers and strength quicker. You may have to order it though as not all feed stockists keep it.

I give mine dried mealworms (from Wilko, or your pet shop but dearer) Also you can give them chopped up hardboiled egg which gives vit D which they need to absorb calcium (so I was told the other day) 

Poultry spice also helps boost them during a moult. It's a fine dried powder and it's basically a mix of curry spices specially blended to make your chickens bounce with health 

Other protein foods are chick crumbs which can be easily added to the dry pellets, tuna in spring water (but not everyone wants to give their hens meat because of concerns about salmonella caused by meat in their poo)  I read that as well the other day 

Oh, that's new to me so thanks for the tip.  I was told there was more protein in it so to give a bit to my bald chook for a few days    She's not laying anyway at the moment