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    How do you keep hens from pecking?

    I hate to spout off from a book but one of the books I have says avoid crowding, reduce temperature and increase ventilation and alleviate boredom by letting chickens run outside so they have other things to pick at besides each other. Well by golly you are doing EVERYTHING RIGHT!! I kind of...
  2. purpletree23

    How do you keep hens from pecking?

    They are only pecking at night?? Check their vents to make sure they look clean. If they look dirty you could have a mite problem. There are mites that only come out at night and make the chickens miserable because the chickens expect to get bit. One more question. What is the total length...
  3. purpletree23

    How do you keep hens from pecking?

    I wouldn't want hot sauce and vaseline on my skin if it were irritated so hold off on that. How many chickens do you have and how large is their coop? Are they pecking at each other and EATING the feathers? Is the coop well ventilated? What is the temperature? How many feeding and watering...
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