I have 24 Plymouth bod rocks and 3 coups i keep 12 in each and i have one smaller one incase i need to separate a chicken for any reason. Found an eaten egg yesterday, and today i caught the bugger trying to eat another one, so i got that hen separated.
Im going to fill an egg with mustard...
Alight they now free range on my 13 acre property. As expected the pecking has disappeared. Of one pecks another it hops away and the attacker becomes distracted. So this is great no more attacks and no more bloody eggs from vent pecking.
However, what am i going to do in the winter months...
Well checked on my chickens for the 3rd time after school today and the Chicken was dead. Wound didn't look that bad to cause death but i dont know im not a vet.
they've been staying in the coup because of the snow its a large coup though and it has a screen house outside of it that they can still go in... so letting them out should help solve this?
I've had these guys since late august, Had a bunch of of Leghorns and top hats... Most ended up being rooster so i got rid of them. Im left with 5 Leg horns and one Polish top hat.
The Leg horns constantly attacked the smaller Top Hat. So i separated them. Top hat has his own coup now...