i may be wrong but i think they enough space. my brooder is 4ft L x 2.75ft W. they enough room to sprawl out and not touch each other. since i have put some Pick No More on the injured chick. the picking has stopped. i also changed out the heat bulb to a red one. i am trying to get them weaned...
I went to TSC last night and got a bottle of Pick No More. I works!!!! The other chicks tried to pick and didn't like the taste or the smell (it's pretty stout).
I have 6 chicks. 3 wellsummers, 2 buff orphingtons, and a sussex. The wellsummers are pecking at the others feathers. The sussex is bleeding from her tail, i guess from where a feather used to be....the follicle? They have all been together since i bought them. Just today they started this. What...
Hello,
I have been reading several topics on this website for the past couple of months. I decided to become a member. I have started raising chickens this year. My daughter and her friends got me a rooster and a hen. Not sure how old the roo is but the hen is about 2 years old. She's...