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  1. Ridgerunner

    Feather Pecking

    In the 1950's and 1960's when I was a kid my parents had a farm in East Tennessee. The chicken flock consisted of 1 rooster and about 25 to 30 hens. Those chickens were basically feral. Most slept in a hen house where we would shut the door at night but several slept in trees, even in winter...
  2. Ridgerunner

    Feather Pecking

    Probably a lot like mine or my parents. I'm old enough so anything i say is an old saying I have a different perspective than many people on here. Your grandparents probably lived where they had a lot of room. A couple of generations ago a lot of people lived in rural areas. Chickens likely...
  3. Ridgerunner

    Feather Pecking

    If the entire feather came out you should see a new feather growing in within a very few weeks. But if even a tiny sliver of the feather shaft was left behind that feather will not grow back until the next molt.
  4. Ridgerunner

    Feather Pecking

    The general rule of thumb is that treats should form no more than 10% of their feed. As long as the regular feed is 90% of what they eat they will get a balanced diet. So how do you get to 10%. if they can clean it up within 10 to 20 minutes you are OK. That's not an exact science but close...
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