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    Feather picking

    Nothing yet. I just posted yesterday about it.
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    Feather picking

    I do not. We have a fairly generous mix of breeds though. Olive and Easter eggers, Americaunas, barred rock, golden comet, lavender orpingtons, and a black australorp.
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    Feather picking

    I don't want to say I give up, but I'm at my wits end. My chickens have been pecking each others feathers for months no matter what I do. There are no main aggressors as they all do it aside from the alpha rooster. He's unscathed and doesn't seem to peck. In January coop and run space was a...
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    Pecking issues

    Here's a few more I took today. There's not a ton of clutter. There's an old stump that I built around and lots of roosting space in one area. I plan to add other enrichment as well, but do already have some balls and a treat dispenser they have to peck at. They're never confined to the coop...
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    Pecking issues

    Here are some pictures during the building process and a screenshot of the inside of the coop as of right now. I hope this gives a good idea. The coop is 4x8. There are 4 roosting bars that span the 4ft width (one is out of view of the camera) and 4 nesting boxes.
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    Pecking issues

    I'll have to get decent pictures tomorrow. My neighbor did collect eggs and such at a different time than I typically do, but the coop door is an automatic door that opens and closes at the same time each day so there wasn't any change on their access outside the coop.
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    Pecking issues

    Hi again all. I'm having some pecking issues, again. I had issues in January, had it mostly sorted out, and everyone was on the mend. Went on vacation this past week (my neighbor cared for them and collected eggs) and the feather pecking has exploded. I'm at a loss on what to do at this...
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    What to feed?

    I have the pinless peepers on them now, but it's not stopping it either.
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    What to feed?

    I believe about 18 percent, but I'd need to double check. I buy from a local mill and they grind/mix it. The coop is 4x8 and about 6 ft high. The run is 8x16. Overcrowding is likely a factor in the pecking and I'm working on expanding as soon as we get halfway decent weather. In the mean...
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    What to feed?

    I've been getting eggs since the second week of December. Out of 16 hens I've averaged about 9 a day. I've tried the anti pick spray too, but didn't notice much of a difference. The instructions say to apply 3-4 times a day, but there's no way I can do that.
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    What to feed?

    I don't provide much scratch. Just 2-3 small handfuls when I do it. I try to rotate through the treats and also skip a day here and there on that. What type of all flock is decent?
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    What to feed?

    Hi all. I have a 7 month old flock of 16 hens and 2 roosters (they were misgendered at the hatchery). I've read not to provide a layer feed since the roosters can't handle the calcium, but I still have the entire flock on chick starter and supplement calcium in a separate container. I also...
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    pecking issue

    I've been observing much more and trying different things. Still having some pecking issues, primarily on 2 hens. I have a camera in the coop and have noticed zero pecking during the overnight hours that I've watched. However, during the day these two hens get it pretty bad. I've done the...
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    pecking issue

    I was afraid of that on the coop, which is why I already have plans to expand/build another. They're just over 6 months old. Currently feeding a starter still and supplementing oyster shell for the hens. I also provide scratch, different types of fly larvae, grow wheat fodder, provide some...
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    pecking issue

    The coop is 4x8x~5 (width, length, height). The second rooster I'm honestly not sure if he's all there if you know what I mean. He has severe scissor beak and just wanders around most of the time. I finally saw him mount a hen a couple of days ago and he had trouble. lol Somehow, he is...
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