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- Apr 7, 2008
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I was all excited to add Polish & Polish Frizzles to my flock this year. I hatched 8 chicks from eggs purchased off ebay on May 24. All are bantam sized - 4 black/white polish frizzles; 1 white polish frizzle & 3 staight feathered polish. The feather picking started when their head feathers started coming in at about 1 month of age.
They are now 3 months old & are being fed 16% layer crumbles, cracked corn, grit & have access to grass plus goodies from the garden. The white frizzle & straight feathered ones are in one area & the 4 black/white frizzles are in another. Each group of four is in a 10 x 20 foot pen. The black/white frizzles are all bald & the other group has small bald spots on their heads. They have never been in with my other birds so the problem is limited to them.
I have been spraying them with blue kote & using rooster booster black sauve on their head EVERY day. It's not working. My next step is to trim beaks (which I really don't want to do). I am about ready to give up & get rid of all eight. Is there anyway to get them to stop? I've never had any issues with feather picking until this group of polish. I hate having greasy purple bald headed chickens running around! Plus, I'm afraid that when I have to intregrate them into my flock that my silkies might pick up the bad habit. Any suggestions? I really need some help
They are now 3 months old & are being fed 16% layer crumbles, cracked corn, grit & have access to grass plus goodies from the garden. The white frizzle & straight feathered ones are in one area & the 4 black/white frizzles are in another. Each group of four is in a 10 x 20 foot pen. The black/white frizzles are all bald & the other group has small bald spots on their heads. They have never been in with my other birds so the problem is limited to them.
I have been spraying them with blue kote & using rooster booster black sauve on their head EVERY day. It's not working. My next step is to trim beaks (which I really don't want to do). I am about ready to give up & get rid of all eight. Is there anyway to get them to stop? I've never had any issues with feather picking until this group of polish. I hate having greasy purple bald headed chickens running around! Plus, I'm afraid that when I have to intregrate them into my flock that my silkies might pick up the bad habit. Any suggestions? I really need some help
