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We have had chickens in the past but last Spring we got ducks. They started laying in August/September 2017 and continued until about the middle of December then they stopped. I wasn't to alarmed at first as chickens always slowed in the winter months. However, it is now almost April and they...

I put BluKote on a chickens pecked up head as I was told she would be continued to pecked at with a red head. However, it all backfired because shortly after I did this 4 chickens ganged up on her and started pecking at her like they were trying to kill her. I have removed her as a result of...

Thanks for your thoughts. We are going to remove the Jersey Giant to see if this helps we noticed today that a second chicken is bare on her chest in a circle. So we will try this and see how it goes.

Is this common of a Jersey's Giant or is it just this one? Does anyone know as this is the only one that we have.

No I took the one that was getting picked on out since I was worried that she would get picked on by the others as well.

We have 8 chickens total with 1 jersey giant that is the top chicken she is pecking at the chest feathers of three of the lower pecking order chickens along with the head feathers. She has one to the point where there are no feathers left on her head it is just all red skin and so I have...

Thank you both so much for answering we had a feeling but we are no chicken experts that is for sure.

My husband decided it would be fun to raise some laying chickens with my two year old son. We were given 12 chicks free and I have no idea what kind they are or if a couple of them are roosters or not. We got them in April so they aren't very old yet and none of the crow in the morning...