The runs are larger than the house and are in addition to the sf I gave. So I am right at the recommended space. Although I agree that might be contributing to the problem.
I have never free ranged. Our tight neighborhood is not very friendly towards this sort of thing and I have always...
Low coop is 4x7. Tall coop is 4x8. Both have 8 hens. Feed is commercial layer ration. With occasional treats from kitchen and yard. A little scratch here and there, but not much.
First post here.
I have 2 coops, one short and one tall. The tall one is a couple years older than the short one. The tall coop is on its 2nd set of chickens. Both sets in the tall coop have exhibited the same problem with picking each others feathers out around the base of the tail feathers...