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I can honestly say I have given up! I have had so much stress and worry over their baldness and feather picking that it simply isn't worth it for me. I honestly thought that given the chance to roam this summer out of their coop they would be too busy to pick on each other. Possibly it was a...

I suppose using sand could be coincidental in the picking problem. I have considered putting it back in for the summer months since it is cooler, cleaner, and easier to maintain. Inside the coop it is 7' x 11 opening to a covered dog run that is 6' x 10'. Maybe this is too small for 8...

It has been a year (almost to date) since I have become obsessed with my girls. They moved from the brooder to a shed that was lovingly rebuilt for them with cement floors to keep the digging critters out. The floors were covered with sand to make clean up a breeze and their nesting boxes were...

I am so relieved to find this thread (albeit a novel)-- I too am in Colorado with a similar problem with the girls beating each other up. I initially thought it was possible they were plagued with lice or mites (this is my first year). However, after taking two of the eight girls to a vet in...