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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

    Yes that is what they are called. Thanks for the info about the products. I tried both of them tonight. Both products are incredibly messy. Any recommendation on how much of the Peck No More to use? Did you apply it to the skin or on the feathers? I will try adding more clutter. This weekend...
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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

    Ok thank you. I will switch their food to all flock and get some oyster shells as well. I do provide them with "Golden Egg Farmers Helper" treats which say they have protein and other good stuff as well. I went out earlier today and tried to apply the pecking prevention and wound healing care...
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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

    Thank you. I don't really have the means to provide an entire additional coop for the bully chicken at the moment, so I am trying everything else I can. Can this behavior be corrected? If the only real option is to get rid of her, do you know of any good websites to place an ad on? Who would...
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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

    It’s an empty rectangle for the most part, with space under the coop for shelter. I have a chicken swing hanging as well as a block for them to play/jump on. I just started putting their food and water outside, it used to be kept only in the coop. I have them under the coop for protection from...
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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

    Thank you. I might have to try to get those. I don’t have photos of the set up at the moment. But the run is 12ft long and 7ft wide, which according to what I have read is more than enough for 6 chickens. I will try to get some photos later today. I appreciate your advice. Thank you!
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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

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    Chicken plucking other chicken’s feathers out, causing them to bleed! Help!

    I have 6 chickens, 3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Golden Lace Wyandottes, I raised them from chicks together and they are now about 6 months old and one of the Rhode Island Reds’ is starting to pluck the feathers off of all three of the Golden Laced’s backs near their tails. I just started noticing...
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    New layers - Not laying in the nesting box

    I can confirm that one of my chickens is now using the nesting box after not using it before so I believe the maturity thing is true! Also I added more shavings to the boxes so the could nest deeper as was suggested above, that may have helped too. One of my other chickens has started to lay as...
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    New layers - Not laying in the nesting box

    I have probably 3-4” of shavings in the one nesting box at the moment. I will add more shavings to see if they want to make a deeper nest. They do otherwise seem healthy, so I am trying not to worry. I just find it weird that the one has had a larger redder comb for weeks now and the other two...
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    Sneezing and diarrhea in 11-week-old chickens. Respiratory Infection?

    I believe they are 26 weeks old. Yes, they are on layer feed. I have not provided oyster shells. I do give them treats that are supposed to help with laying. I can’t recall the name of them at the moment. I will get some oyster shells and try that. Thanks for the info about the cecal, it puts...
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    New layers - Not laying in the nesting box

    I have 6 chickens and they are now about 26 weeks old. The egg laying just started for the first time about 2 weeks ago. I am only getting one egg every 2-4 days. I am not sure which one is laying or if it is multiple since I am only getting one at a time. My concern is that not all of them...
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    Sneezing and diarrhea in 11-week-old chickens. Respiratory Infection?

    I apologize for such a late response; I really appreciate you taking the time to reply! It's been a few months now and I have been watching them diligently. It seems like the sneezing subsided for the most part, still a few now and then. Still no signs of swollen eyes, lethargy or discharge. I...
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    Sneezing and diarrhea in 11-week-old chickens. Respiratory Infection?

    Hello! I am looking for some suggestions on what to do. I am new to taking care of chickens and I have been noticing my chickens sneezing numerous times and I have also noticed what appears to be diarrhea in the coop. The diarrhea is a dark brown (almost black) liquid and has a foul odor. I...
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    Hi all! New chicken mom here

    Hi all! My name is Jessica and I am a new chicken mom located in the hills of Pennsylvania! I got 6 chicks on June 5th of this year. They have been a real delight so far! I have 3 Rhode Island Reds and 3 Golden Lace Wyandottes. My husband and I are working on building our own little homestead...
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