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  1. morrowsl

    Pecking wound! Help!

    My girls spent the entire winter plucking each other bare. I tried everything - added protein, pecking blocks, adding piles of leaves for foraging - nothing stopped them for more than a few days. My last resort was to fit them all with peepers. It was grueling and one bird ripped her nostril...
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    Plucking victim

    Bernice Matisse after a winter of having her feathers plucked out.
  3. morrowsl

    Comment by 'morrowsl' in article 'Using Sand In Your Chicken Coop'

    Thanks! I switched to sand this weekend and love it!
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    Comment by 'morrowsl' in item 'Golden Comet'

    We have six GC. All are very friendly, especially since they've started laying. Gorgeous birds. Can be a bit nasty to other birds as well as humans. But not so much that I wouldn't have them.
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    Comment by 'morrowsl' in item 'Sussex'

    We have four SS. Beautiful birds. Not the least bit friendly.:( Hopefully that will improve when they start to lay.
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    Comment by 'morrowsl' in item 'Easter Eggers'

    I have six EEs. All are sweet birds.
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    Topic of the Week - Chicken Behaviour and Flock Dynamics Part 2 - Bullying Behaviour

    This is Daisy, one of my Easter Eggers. She was attacked by someone, but I've never determined who or why. Once I cleaned her up, I put her in the mini coop inside the run where she could see and be seen by the rest of the flock. After a week I tried to reintroduce her and she was chased by...
  8. morrowsl

    Old lurker, new poster

    I've been a member of BYC for over a year, but am guilty of lurking without comments. I have enjoyed every piece of information provided here and truly appreciate the site. We have a flock of 16, all hens. Six Golden Comets, six Easter Eggers, four Speckled Sussex. All are named, as we have...
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