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    Getting pecked to pieces

    Well end of the story is not so good. After peace apparently reigned for about three days, the original victim- though now fully feathered and in good shape- suddenly turned up with a giant hole in her head from what must have been a massive attack. She is alive but I am going to rehome her...
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    Getting pecked to pieces

    Ok, so for future thread followers, the removal if two aggressors for 6 days seems to have done the trick. New leader in the house, ( although she's starting to look raggedy as a result of MORE molting going on- actually three are in various stages of undress... But for now bad hair is not...
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    Getting pecked to pieces

    Thanks for your reply. She is back with the mellower other two now, and my aggressors are locked up in maximum security... One week seems to be the consensus on wait time, but my previously Unfeathered sad sack can't seem to get her mojo back and hangs on the roost avoiding the other two gentler...
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    Getting pecked to pieces

    So is the thinking to isolate in such a way that they cannot see or hear each other for the time frame you pick? 3 days? 5? Or can they be nearby but physically unable to connect?
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    Getting pecked to pieces

    I'm sort if running out of places to put all these critters. Each seems to need a private room! Maybe I'll invest in a large dog cage and then try to manage it... Aaargh
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    Getting pecked to pieces

    So this all is puzzling to me because my flock of five -hens only-has gotten along just fine for quite some time (they'll be three years old in March) when one - higher ranking one although not queen- began a hard molt. The others practically pecked her to death. I isolated her and I'm trying...
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