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    "Bullying" - I think??

    Last year I thought I had an issue with "bullying" (Backstory: chickens plucking feathers from each other out of boredom; as it turns out, because my run area was, in fact, not big enough, and I've since expanded it for them to visit for a couple hours at the end of every day, supervised, since...
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    Feather plucking

    My chicken run and coop area are, for memory, at least 10' x 32'. The protein level of the current pellets currently 18%. I give them bread in the am, scratch mixed with fly larve/mealworms in the pm. Varied treats every so often - cabbage, watermelon, etc. Yes, all of them have missing feathers...
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    Feather plucking

    I have 18 hens. I recently got rid of the rooster who was part of the issue but the feather plucking and bare spots persist. Please see pictures for examples. ALL of them have bare spots to varying degrees - backs, butts, necks and under wings. No, I cannot let them out in the yard because I...
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    Pictures of chicken butts - is this hen pecking? or something else? what do I do? backs are bare

    What do you suspect is the problem? Why do you suggest black sunflower seeds? Dog food? Dry? I DO give them pellets that are 18% protein.
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    Pictures of chicken butts - is this hen pecking? or something else? what do I do? backs are bare

    My update. All my local "chicken friends" think my chickens are living large! The left run is 7.5x9, coop is 8x9, and right run is 18.5x9. Seems to be PLENTY of room!! I looked up symptoms for lice - they all are behaving fine and have been for the duration. Egg laying is up. Only 1 with a...
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    Pictures of chicken butts - is this hen pecking? or something else? what do I do? backs are bare

    Will definitely take a look for that and post update. Thanks!
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    Pictures of chicken butts - is this hen pecking? or something else? what do I do? backs are bare

    They are all a year old. 19 birds. 1 rooster and 18 hens. Stand by. From all my more expert chicken owners, they think my set up is adequate. Will take pictures and upload when it's light again tomorrow.
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    Pictures of chicken butts - is this hen pecking? or something else? what do I do? backs are bare

    I am writing on my own thread because I can't seem to figure out how to do this correctly. The purple you see in images is BluKote in an effort to deter pecking (if that's the case). Many are bare backed. Some are missing feathers on front chest now too, under wings... even my rooster has a...
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    Pictures of chicken butts - is this hen pecking? or something else? what do I do? backs are bare

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    Helping out a bullied hen

    Thanks for your reply! So, I will NOT rehome her alone. She IS the same breed as the a number of the others who bully her. She HAS been with the group the whole time. She DOES (I think anyway) show signs of molting too. I don't think she's sick - I watch her scratch around and even dust bathe...
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    Helping out a bullied hen

    In one of my coop areas I have 10 hens and a rooster. The hen in question is clearly one of the rooster's favorites, however, he is NOT protecting her in the least! She is bare backed (from him) and has missing feathers under one of her wings as well. Over the last couple weeks, I've noticed she...
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