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So in a small space also, when the forage runs out (bugs, grass), they will turn to eating feathers sometimes for extra protein. I'd start with bumping the protein and see if that helps at all. Your BR hens are likely at the top of the pecking order and getting what they need off of the RIRs.

If some of them (or one of them) are plucking others, I'd guess that it's your BRs to be pulling feathers off of the RIRs, but I wouldn't blame them just yet. Do you have a rooster? Have you checked them and the coop over for any parasites like poultry mites or lice? They can also pick at...