Hi All,
Im trying to figure out what is causing one of my hens to bully another and I am stumped so wondered if anyone had any advice.
For a bit of background I have 3 hens living together in a 5 m2 run (Give or take 53 square feet). I used to have 5 however over the last few years we have...
I know it has been awhile since my last reply but I thought I should update this in case anyone else was interested or has a similar problem. After doing a lot of research I found some literature stating the problem with feather pecking can be them trying to replicate natural foraging behaviors...
Hi all
Another update.
Unfortunately it was to good to last and she is back to her old devil bird self. This time going beyond feather pecking she drew blood the other day!
I am still trying the Tuna and alfalfa but I think she might just be the bird from hell.
It looked like she was...
Hi all
I thought I should drop a reply (and a huge thank you) to both Newtochicklets and MasterOfClucker for there reply's.
Sanders (My problem Hen) is totally reformed it is like having a new bird!
It would seem she just needs a different diet to the other two.
I tried the tuna and the...
That wasn't the person at the feed store. It was the breeder who told me that.
Recently I have been feeding them a lot of mealworms as well mixed in with there other feed.
I have been scattering them around in big handfulls in there run and then burying them a bit to get them to spend more...
Hi
Thanks for both your replys!
I used to have them on a higher protein mix but the place I purchased them from told me to drop it to 17% as high protein can cause aggresion?
I will pick up an alfalfa bale and see if that can provide a big enough distraction.
Hi everyone!
This is my first post here.
I have been browsing this forum as a guest for a while but I can't seem to find a soloution to my problem so thought I would post.
Unfortunatly this is another feather pecking thread.
I have 3 hens around 35 weeks old. A Black Tail, A Speckledy and...