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I use poultry cups to water my flock. I have some birds that have a bad habit of pecking each other. I'd like to put some peepers on them but am worried they won't be able to see the small cup when they look down to drink. Last summer I put some peepers on one of my chickens for about a day. I...

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I tried Vick Vapo-Rub a week ago and it didn't stop the behavior. What they did do was gave themselves a dust bathe to cover it all up. Their roost in the coop and the run is high enough that they have to flap up to it and it is 6 feet long. Plenty of room for the 3 of them. I have watched...

I tried Vick Vapo-Rub a week ago and it didn't stop the behavior. What they did do was gave themselves a dust bathe to cover it all up. Their roost in the coop and the run is high enough that they have to flap up to it and it is 6 feet long. Plenty of room for the 3 of them. I have...

I called around and found some bluekote. I will put it on them ASAP Mill date 10/23/17 Northern Utah Birds are about 10 months old. Started laying about 2 months ago. Questions about their food. I switched from crumbles to pellets several months ago. During the transition I noticed they...

20% protein layer feed plus added oyster shells 1 - Australorp, 1-Sussex, 1-Wyandotte (got rid of the Plymouth Rock who was the worse offender) 6'x10' run with multiple levels and places to roost 7'x7' coop yes, they eat the feathers i'll have to look for bluekote. The 2 feed stores in...

I have chickens that won't leave each other alone and continue to pull out the feathers of each other on their butts. I live in a cold climate and 2 of the 3 have nearly naked rear-ends because of this habit, plus bloody spots where their feathers get pulled out. I suspect they are bored and...

We have 12 hens with a large coop and run for them. What I have noticed is that some of the bullied ones will often stay inside the coop because every time they come out into the run the bullies will peck and jump on top of them until they run back into the coop. They are very mean! But what...

I posted several weeks ago about the major bullying problem that I have amongst my hens. Last night my husband and I put on peepers on the hens that we caught bullying. The minute we put them down, after trying to get it off, they continued harassing the other hens. The peepers didn't seem to...

I've got a question about the pinless peepers. We have a bucket with water nipples on the underside that they have to peck at to get their water. Will they be able to see the water nipple and use it with the peepers on?

Thank you so much!! I am ordering them today!

A couple months ago, we noticed that one of the chickens in our flock was never leaving the coop to go outside in the run and had feathers plucked out. Upon further experimentation and testing we realized that she was being bullied. Every time she went out into the run the other chickens...

Hello! My husband and I are in the process of building our new coop. I love the look of the tilt-out awning windows. However, when I check the price of those at Lowes or Home Depot, they are expensive! Does anyone know where to purchase these kind of windows for a better price are do you...

I have 4 chickens and they have been laying for about a year now. About a month ago, we found an egg in our backyard behind some bushes. Today, I went out to gather eggs and decided to check behind the same bush just to see. Sure enough there were three more eggs in the same spot. We let out...

oops. I knew that didn't sound quite right. :) My yard is smallish, but not that small. We have a lot of mulch and plants instead of grass. They go everywhere.