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  1. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    My sister will be here for 6 weeks and is a keen observer. However we are neophytes with most chicken behavioural issues.
  2. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    This was last night and I was not here, I will speak to her about any pics/video and suggest that she feel free. Obviously she is never without her phone.
  3. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    Thanks @aart. There is a young woman who has taken a liking to the birds and comes to check them out; this evening she came to see the roost rumble. She texted (I was away) that she saw Lester (mixed 10 month cockerel) pecking at one of the ISAs in front of him this evening. Could be I was...
  4. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    The feather loss began when I had 11 birds in 160 sq. ft of coop and another 160 sq. ft. of run space.
  5. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    I got the ISAs on Sept 13th 2019 at 19 weeks old. The mixes were hatched October 1 & 2, 2019. I have one cockerel from the mixes so about 10 months old. The two mixes with bare spots often have reddish marks in the mornings; I assumed this was from fresh plucking. While I obviously do not see...
  6. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    ISAs and Mixes are either 1 year old (ISAs) or 10 months old. Both sets of youngsters were integrated about 4 weeks back. Broody mama produced no chicks, she has been out and about for about two weeks, Chanties are just past six weeks. They and the four week olds are fully integrated; about...
  7. Ted Brown

    Feather Plucking?

    I have 30 chickens comprised of 6 year olf ISA Browns, 5 year old barnyard mixes + 5 six week old off springs and 14 White Chanteclers. At the moment all share a 10' by 16' coop and free range most of the day. They are fed a 16% mash and a 22% crumble (about the same amount of each) and have...
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