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"I'm going to try Pinless Peepers on one of my worst offenders this Winter, before I give up and send her to the crock pot. She only picks on a couple of specific birds and she's a great layer, but this needs to stop before her bad behavior spreads.…"
"HI! I am new to the whole chicken thing and am trying to soak up as much knowledge as I can. What type of chicken is a RIR? Thanks!"
"Thanks Kate. I agree with you about pecking order and the RIRs. I bought these chickens as pullets from a women that needed to get rid of them. I bought them"as is" and was hoping within few months the pecking order would be established. Not the…"
"I understand what you are saying Rachel. I think in my case the possible lack of protein is at least part of the problem. I have them on chick starter and less treats. I was feeding them quite a bit of scraps thinking it made them happy and it would…"
"I have been doing chickens for several years now. Once your pecking order is established, and assuming they have enough space, the pecking should go down to a level that does NOT include damage to chickens. However, in my experience RIR chickens are…"
"I'm glad the biggest issue is moulting! Rachel is the queen of chicken knowledge, so I'm sure your ladies will be fine soon. :)"
"I don't want to put it into people's minds that veggie scraps are bad, just if you're having potential protein issues, it might be a good idea to cut down on them. You can always give them bug treats too!"
"Headed to the feed store tomorrow to pick up some starter and no more treats!"
"Thanks Kathryn! I have read that too! I'm sure the two bossy hens that have all their beautiful feathers are responsible. I will be putting them in time-out very soon! LOL!"
"Thank You Rachel!"
"Again, I am a complete rookie at this, but have been reading my little arse off! LOL.
I read an article that said if you have one dominant bird to seperate THAT bird from the others. Not the other way around..."
I read an article that said if you have one dominant bird to seperate THAT bird from the others. Not the other way around..."
"Try switching them over to chick starter (just one bag's worth) to give them a protein boost. Also cut out nearly all treats (veggies/fruit). Treats are good for lots of vitamins but they can rapidly decrease the overall amount of protein a chicken…"
"First, thank you all for responding. Katheryn, they have lots of room, no problem there. I'm sorry I wasn't clear in my post. I bought the chickens(6+months ago) and they had already been pecked. I bought the Rooster Booster in hopes that with a…"
"Are they missing feathers because the other hens are pecking them? Just to clarify, since that's what I assumed from the title of your post, but see you didn't mention it in the post itself. I'm no chicken expert, but it would seem odd to have four…"
"It sounds like they might be moulting, perhaps?
Scroll through this page & you'll see a 1/2 naked barred rock during moult. http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/580968/official-byc-contest-worst... go through the pages & look at some of the photos.…"
Scroll through this page & you'll see a 1/2 naked barred rock during moult. http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/580968/official-byc-contest-worst... go through the pages & look at some of the photos.…"
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