lol that won't allow them to eat, but did give me another idea. maybe try blinders. They clip onto their nostrils. It limits their eyesight. Supposed to help against pecking/attacking other chickens (although didn't help when my girls were small).
Really depends on the chicken. Just like cats and dogs, they each have their own personalities. My grandma used to band them when they bite. One mean attack gets a band, second gets another band, third gets the pot.
My girls are:
Cali - California White
Abby - Black Australorp
Pebbles - Dominique
Pepper - Cuckoo Marans
Owlette (profile pic) - Easter Egger
Ruby - Rhode Island Red
Morra (short for "just one more"...) - Black Marans
Girls I've lost:
Goldibok - Golden sexlink
Snow - Leghorn
Current Chicks...
Well.....
Today I was pulling back logs so the girls could eat the bugs that scurried out from under them.
Pebbles, my Dominique, ended up standing in a fire ant nest that happened to be under one. At first I thought she was fine with it, but within a minute she showed distress. They were...