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THANK YOU SO MUCH! This worked wonders. I put it on her Saturday night right after you mentioned it (we ran to the local TSC instead of ordering) and it’s now Monday late night and we haven’t had any issues with pecking anymore! Her vent is all healed too, not even anymore scabs, it’s looking...

I will give the pine tar a try. I’m out there with the birds at least 4-5 times a day 20-30 minutes at a time so I can do a little supervision to see if it’s working or not. Is the pine tar safe to use around the vent area?

Awesome thank you. I bought pick-no-more but that doesn’t seem to be do anything. They aren’t pecking her skin or vent, just the feathers around it. I have put her back in her crate but have a few more questions. Does she need a nest box in there? I currently have a little cardboard box in...

She’s been crated with the rest of them around (in the coop / run where they spend their time). She was just so miserable in there I felt awful lol. There’s at least two that are pecking her (maybe three). It hasn’t been all that bad, it’s really just occasional pecks. I’ve left her out and...

Hi again, So I’ve kept her in her little cage the last few days. Put blu-kote on yesterday and her vent is looking pretty good. Today I let her out with the other birds and observed her and it seems the other girls are still wanting to peck her bottom. How long should I keep her in her own area...

Thanks, I wasn’t planning on using heat, but it’s just so darn cold here! She’s in the crate in the coop so the other chickens can still see her etc but yes as soon as she’s feeling better I will put her back out with them :) Will buy the blu-kote tomorrow and apply that too!

Thanks! We got her all separated in her own little crate. Put some coconut oil on her bottom for protection / healing. :) You’ve all been so helpful and I appreciate it! (And PS yes I’m using supplemental heating lamps right now since it’s -30 lol, its only going to last two days so no...

Hi! So another update... As you can see from the photo the other girls are really pecking out her rear end feathers. I’ve watched them do it and it doesn’t seem to bother her all that much but I’m worried that 1) they will keep going till she has nothing left and 2) her little exposed bottom...

Alright, thank you so so much again. I honestly have no idea what I would do without this wonderous forum lol. Gave her more calcium, and hung out to make sure she is still pooping. Her pooped appeared 100% normal today, so I hope that’s also a good sign. Will monitor her for the next few days. :)

Here’s another video. The other girls have started to pick a few of her feathers so it’s not looking very good back there but like I said she appears to be acting normal.

Okay perfect thank you! I do feel as though she has a funny stance. She’s got her head tucked in and chest pushed out (crop is empty) I’ve attached a photo here of how she’s standing. It’s also -5 (-30 with the windchill) here in Michigan though so she could just be cold. She is walking around...

Thanks! I’ve been watching her closely. So far seems to be back to her normal self. I won’t assume she’s all good until I know for sure though. :) Also can I give calcium regularly as almost a supplement? They always have oyster shells at their disposal, but would it hurt to mix it in with...

She just pooped as well! Thanks so much for all of your help, also attached a photo of this poop lol. Hopefully she is on the mend now. :)

Thanks! I brought her out some warm soup and calcium, she ate it great and when I came out she had laid an egg. She’s still pumping her vent, though.

She seems to have more feathers on her rear end than my other birds (she’s my only female Brahma so comparing to the others). So we gave her the best trim we could so hopefully to prevent anymore caked poo and ease of viewing any issues.

- I’m not sure if she’s pooping, I observed her for about 30 minutes and she didn’t poop. When we checked if she was egg bound, upon removal poop came out when finger did (sorry). I attached a photo of it here. - I haven’t noticed her drinking more than usual, no. - Her crop appears / feels...

Hi! So I came out to visit my girls this afternoon... and noticed my one hen was having a real hard time in the nesting box. She had a lot of caked / poop, so we took her in... gave her the spa treatment and got her mostly cleaned up. BUT her vent doesn’t appear normal to me. Is this a...