I'd isolate her until she grows her feathers back, give her lots of protein to help grow new feathers. Make sure she has lots of room to roam and isn't bored--give her treats that take time to eat (raw corn on the cob). It gives her nutrition, keeps her entertained and gives her something else to peck besides herself.

You can also relieve the dry, itchy skin with vitamin E. Get some vitamin E capsules at the grocery store, pop a hole in one end of a capsule with a pin, and squeeze the contents into her mouth once a day for a week or so. Try to keep her out of direct sunlight so her delicate little chicken skin doesn't burn. :)

If she is picking herself, you may have to put an anti-pick cone on her, like they do with dogs and cats.

Good luck with her~ :)

Velvet ~:>

Thank you Velvet! I will try the vitamin E. I did bring her indoors last winter for a week to see if she would grow feathers. Not much happened and she was miserable. She really wants to be with the others. If I do pen her off during the day I don't think she'll be happy but I will try that. I want her to be able to roost with others ( and her head rooster) at night. Would you put the Blu-Kote on her? or is there anything else I could rub on the rough parts of her skin--maybe vitamin E?