- Mar 21, 2013
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Hiya,
I've tried reading through other cannibalism posts, but I'm not finding what I need. We adopted 1 yr old hens from a family being stationed overseas. We took four birds last week and got the other four this week. One of the Barred Rocks is pecking an araucana. Now the other barred and a Rhode Island Red are joining in. We're doing vertical, bulk ore and rooster booster. They have an enclosed coop with egg trough, free ranging space around it (30'x90' with grass, dirt) and about 1/4 acre to free range down our hill. I can shoo them down the hill, but they often come back up topside.
Any suggestions? These birds were all from the same home, but had two separate, smaller coops. The only change in diet is more grass, more bugs, more weeds and kitchen scraps. same feed. Hoping we don't have to send anyone away...
Thanks!!!
I've tried reading through other cannibalism posts, but I'm not finding what I need. We adopted 1 yr old hens from a family being stationed overseas. We took four birds last week and got the other four this week. One of the Barred Rocks is pecking an araucana. Now the other barred and a Rhode Island Red are joining in. We're doing vertical, bulk ore and rooster booster. They have an enclosed coop with egg trough, free ranging space around it (30'x90' with grass, dirt) and about 1/4 acre to free range down our hill. I can shoo them down the hill, but they often come back up topside.
Any suggestions? These birds were all from the same home, but had two separate, smaller coops. The only change in diet is more grass, more bugs, more weeds and kitchen scraps. same feed. Hoping we don't have to send anyone away...
Thanks!!!