Barebacked chicken and Winter

[Chickenlover425]

Thanks for your reply,

However, this morning I found a green egg in the cage of the one that came along for the ride. I suspected the EES may have been bred from her because she has ear muffs too. I'll have rethink this one. Pinless peepers may be the way to go, espcialy in the coop at night, but I feel a little sqeamish about them fitting into their nostrils. Where does one get them from? I tried the links suggested for them and only found vast quantities were available, if any.

I actually made a saddle out of a pot holder and poor 'miss pecked to death' took to it very well and looks very cute. It covers everything.

Miss Susie Sussex is also separated at night and peace reigns in the coop. She is separated during the day in the pen, but Miss Goldie Horn, out Americauna is very troubled by it all and hangs around her all day. She and Miss Susie are the only two remaining from my original flock, having lost my Wyandottes to respiratory ailments as mentioned earlier. So sad.

 

[QueenMisha]

Thanks for your reply,

However, this morning I found a green egg in the cage of the one that came along for the ride. I suspected the EES may have been bred from her because she has ear muffs too. I'll have rethink this one. Pinless peepers may be the way to go, espcialy in the coop at night, but I feel a little sqeamish about them fitting into their nostrils. Where does one get them from? I tried the links suggested for them and only found vast quantities were available, if any. 

I actually made a saddle out of a pot holder and poor 'miss pecked to death' took to it very well and looks very cute. It covers everything.

Miss Susie Sussex is also separated at night and peace reigns in the coop. She is separated during the day in the pen,  but Miss Goldie Horn, out Americauna is very troubled by it all and hangs around her all day. She and Miss Susie are the only two remaining from my original flock, having lost my Wyandottes to respiratory ailments as mentioned earlier. So sad.

I've purchased from Strombergs in the past and found their peepers satisfactory. I believe they came in a package of 12, which was overkill, but oh well, they aren't a bad thing to have on hand.

Fitting should be done with the specialized pliers. I purchased them without the first time, assuming I could do it with my hands or some such nonsense. That did not work out well and it's a stressful process for both me and the birds. With pliers it's much easier. The peepers simply settle with the spokes inside the nostrils - not clamping, just resting. They'll act like its the most horrendous thing in the world for two days and then go back to normal (sans picking).