feather pecking

  1. And now we have chickens

    Feather pecking. Please help!

    We have 4 Easter Eggers, all girls. One girl has been pecking at mainly just one other girl (the other two are smart enough to keep distance). We have separated the bully into her own blocked off section of the run with her own temporary coop for 5 days, then we put them all together...
  2. J

    Feather picking

    Hey there, Last fall I added 4 new chickens to my existing 4. I considered overcrowding before making that move. My pen is 9x12x6’ high with roosting bars set up, food and water (1 feeder, 1- water), 16% protein mini pellets. The coop is 4x4 with 3 roosting bars, 4 nesting boxes, 2 on each side...
  3. ChickaChicka1

    One chick pecking others feathers constantly

    I have 5 Barred Rock chicks in the brooder right now. They are all about 1.5 weeks old (almost 2). There is 2 of them that don't peck anyone else at all, but the other 3 keep pecking everyone's feathers growing in, specifically on the two that don't peck. Especially one, Chickadee, who also...
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  4. Outnumbered23sons

    Feather pecking and how to stop it… Please help!!!

    Hello, I am a first time “poster” on here but have been visiting this site since I got my chickens 1.5 years ago. I appreciate all the helpful information I’ve found on this site, and thank you!! I am reaching out today, to see if anybody has any ideas of how to stop my chickens from pecking at...
  5. LilHitzel

    Mites, Feather Pecking or a Molt?

    Mites, feather pecking or a molt? 5 out of 6 hens are losing feathes on their necks, heads, backends or stomachs. Their skin looks clean and mite-free under their feathers, they’re about a year old and we don’t have a rooster. All are laying semi-regularly, one lays soft eggs frequently. We...
  6. Wrenshensffe

    Entire flock severely bullying each other

    I’m at a complete loss. (Back story- spring 21. my first flock came from TSC as chicks. I had 22 hens and 2 large pekin ducks in the same coop and same run prior to this flock and they living in harmony with no issues and we’re generally pretty friendly to humans. They were all killed by a mink...
  7. LilHitzel

    Should I be alarmed?

    Is someone picking at her pin feathers coming in? I spend a lot of time with them and haven’t noticed anyone pecking or picking at her.
  8. W

    Picking wing feathers

    I was feeding my chicks from hand with some regular starter feed. And this one looks like the tip of her wing feathers are bent and getting pecked off. Has anyone seen this before? Should I be worried or separate her from the rest? I have 15 total, They are only a week old. I do have a small...
  9. uisceros

    Feather pecking at night

    Hi all, I have 12 hens in an enclosed coop/run (The Garden Loft). They are all 7.5 months old now, and are laying. I can’t really free range them (it’s predator city here), but I try to give them tons of enrichment - toys, dust baths, treats, supervised outside time, etc. Yesterday I noticed...
  10. Lathira

    Lice and losing feathers

    Help... golden wyandott’s bestie is chewing off her feathers, at least I think it’s her. ( She is a very nervous girl and I thought she would grow out of it.) All winter “plucky” has had only down on her body. i bought a saddle to protect her back, but havent used it as I am not home during...
  11. andythegirl

    2/3 of my hens are pecking

    hello - these are our first hens, so bare with me as we are learning as we go :) i have a small 6 month old flock,- 2 marans and 1 bantam ameraucana. our black maran has seen the most pecking by our white maran— on her chest, wing feathers and her once beautiful tail feathers are awry as well...
  12. C

    URGENT: How to control sudden feather pecking

    I have 5 pullets that are around 18-20 weeks old. 2 of the lower pecking order birds suddenly began fighting each other with one bird seemingly the cause (as this bird also began aggressively pecking other random birds in the field). It is sunset where i am at and i have put the troublesome...
  13. Stajas

    Silkie Easter Egger Cross?

    Hi everyone! Well, my chicks have successfully made the transition from the brooder to the coop. I learn so much from this site, so thank you for that! You all have answered more questions than you realize just from my google searches! Does anybody happen to have a silkie EE cross they can...
  14. A

    Large bump on chicken’s wing

    Hi everyone, My chicken has developed a large bump on her wing. It started back in the winter when they were confined to the coop/run but since about March, they’ve been free range all day every day. My other chickens do tend to bully her a bit so I thought maybe it started when they were...
  15. R

    Mystery limping not going away

    Hi all, We have a brown hybrid hen (about a year old) who's had a limp for several weeks and favours her right leg - it's been of varying severity in that time. We checked her over for bumblefoot and couldn't see any signs, couldn't feel anything particular in her leg and a vet also couldn't...
  16. tarnte

    Feather pecker

    I have 3 hens (BO, RIR and SLW) about 10 months old. We started to see some feather missing from the SLW and later with the BO. The SLW has bare butt now. Although the RIR is lower in pecking order than the BO, she is the culprit here. I really need advice how to stop this behavior. We tried...
  17. filmcmahon

    diy anti-feather pecking spray/balm?

    hello! my girls have been very sassy with each other lately and have been pecking at the smallest 2 out of 6 hens. does anyone have a successful recipe for anti-pecking spray or cream, or know of a brand that makes, it available in Ontario? the only one i seem to find is from the UK:rant help!!!!
  18. T

    Not an emergency.. but need help.. bald necks/vents?

    I have 5 black australorp hens, 2 Isa Brown hens, 1 white leghorn hen, and 1 amberlinks hen in my flock. 4 of my black australorp hens are missing feathers on their necks and butt area. It's been several months and I can start to see new feathers coming in, but do you think this is feather...
  19. CanadaEh

    Poor laying, naked chickens - feather pecking or mites or both? HELP!

    Getting 1-4 eggs a day from 7 chickens for ~3 months now. They used to lay nicely (up to 7 eggs) until mid winter. They just slightly over 1 year old. Overbreeding was and may be still issue (but 1 rooster for 7 hens seems to be normal). Feather pecking was and still a bit of an issue. There...
  20. CanadaEh

    Feather pecking and egg laying

    I am wondering - is feathers loss due to feather pecking and over breeding has similar affect on egg laying as feather loss during molt? I have isolated the feather pecker chicken 2 weeks ago, as well as the rooster that had bloodied tail due to feather pecking. The isolated chicken have been...
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