If trimming doesn't work (and certainly doesn't help to try) and she has her own set up, then yes a couple of Polish friends would certainly help. They'd just be their own mini flock, all with the same "detriment" of giant poofs on their heads.
I gave her a little haircut! It did not turn out as well as yours haha. I didn’t want to cut too close and hurt her. I might try tomorrow to trim a bit more.
Good start! It was a struggle for me because I didnt have anyone to hold her, so I had to hold and work the scissors at the same time.
Ok great! Haircut part two coming tomorrow!
thanks for your help.
Oh she has pink hair!
Yes she does!! I tried blue cote and rooster pick no more, and since they are blue it stained her feathers! Her hair used to be more purple but it’s faded to pink haha!
Her purple hair! And I finally decided to just separate her at this point when I couldn’t get them to stop pecking. It was a big bald spot, poor thing.
I think the second haircut went better. She’s not a cooperative stylist client or model, but I think she can see a bit better.
Jealousy, simple jealousy. Could you knit fake crests for the other girls to wear?Here is the original thread about my poor Jadwiga, but now I need some more help for her.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...h-weirdness-help.1643602/page-2#post-28154058
The TL;DR is her flock mates were pecking out her crest and I couldn’t find any way to get them to stop other than complete separation.
I ended up just keeping her in a separate space that is still within sight of the flock, to let her feathers grow back. It was taking forever, and last night I felt like I had to put her back with her flock because I worried it would be too cold by herself (15 F; she’s been staying in two dog cages that I’ve linked together. I cover them with a tarp every night to protect her from the wind but I worried it would be too cold last night).
And just like I feared she has several of her feathers pecked out. I could cry!!
What is the most likely answer to this:
1. Are they pecking them because she is different?? So, it won’t stop even if they are all grown back in?
2. Were the feathers not grown back in sufficiently? So they were still an obvious target? If they had been less pin-feather-y, maybe she’d have been left alone?
Please help. Any opinions are welcome. I’m so frustrated for my poor Jadwiga!!
Pic 1. Last night. Wanted to have a before in case she was pecked at
Pic 2. Several feathers pecked out
I do know how to crochet!! Now all I have to do is find a pattern
