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    Feather Plucking

    I put a painless peeper on Scarlet for a week and a half, it prevented the plucking and after taking it off, she didn't do it at first but then started doing it again. I put one on Penny too, but her nostrils were too small and it was hurting her so I took it back off.
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    Feather Plucking

    None of the other girls pluck feathers which seems to be an indicator of plenty of vitamins and minerals. I ferment the wheat and the barley releasing even more of the protein. The hens get fruits and vegetables daily supplying vitamins. The hens also get oyster shell and Microna calcium...
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    Feather Plucking

    The birds are a little over a year old and get plenty of nutrition. Fermented wheat and barley, grubs, kelp, cornmeal, flax seeds, daily a fruit or vegetable, plus they eat bugs outside. Their run is 14 x 14 feet. Yes, they all grew up together and this feather plucking is only done by the...
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    Feather Plucking

    I have two Rhode Island Reds and four Jersey Black Giants. The Reds continually pluck feathers from the Giants. Both of the Reds get plenty of calcium carbonate and oyster shell. Does anyone know why these two keep doing this despite my best effort including pinless peepers? Thank you
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    Hens possibly injured, strange wobbling?

    They all get fermented wheat and barley. Cornmeal mixed with flax and kelp. Various fruits and vegetables, calcium carbonate grit and granite grit, some type of protein daily like fried eggs with eggshells, fish, dried insects. Water has apple cider vinegar drops added. No mold, no poisons...
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    Hens possibly injured, strange wobbling?

    About every other day one of my six hens, two Rhode Island Reds and four Jersy Black Giants, will have trouble standing up, when laying down their legs stick out sideways to the side and claws are curled under. When they do stand they wobble forward and backward. At first I thought this was...
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    Possible Injured Spine?

    Thank you, yes I am aware of having too many roosters. Both grew up together with the hens and they both are relatively nice and have good attitudes. The largest rooster is the sweetest. The main problem is their size compared to the hens and their inexperience at mating, I'm sure that will...
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    Possible Injured Spine?

    New to the forum and new to chickens. I bought 4 Rhode Island Reds and 4 Black Jersey Giants last spring. Two Reds turned out to be roosters. All of the hens are half the size of the two roosters. One hen after mating was injured. The hen didn't want to raise her head, she could but it...
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