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I have 13 RIR in a 20X20, 10 Buffs in a 20X20 and 21 4 mo old Austerlorps in 20X20 pens. Everyone I have talked to seems to think it is a diet issue. Protein to to exact. The 4 mo old are actually killing each other. The adults are just plucking feathers and are unsightly. Some say feet them...

I'll try the scrambeled eggs. We 7 dusted the pens. Just found another of the 4 month olds dead. I'm about out of ideas. I can't turn them loose. Too many dogs in the neighborhood that would like fresh chicken for supper.

We have Black Austerlorps( 4 mo olds pecking each other to death), RRI, and Buff Orpingtons. I don't feel its overcrowding. When I was researching chickens to decide what to get, these seemed to handle confinement ok.

What do you feed for animal protein?

I don' feel it's overcrowding, got to be diet. Any suggestions?

I have adult and 4 month old chickens. They are in seperate pens. The pens are 20 X 20. The adult chickens are pulling each others feathers out where the tail feathers meet their backbone, and below the tail feathers, They are looking really bad. The 4 month olds will draw blood at the same...

Hi, I am new to the flock and have a serious problem with my chickens. My husband and I were raised around chickens and thought it would be nice to get a few hens and a rooster. We went a little overboard. I ended up with 9 Buff Orpington hens and 1 rooster. I also got 11 RRI hens and a rooster...