Dee the Feather
In the Brooder
Hi all, your advice would be gratefully appreciated on the following: 2 sister hens, favourite of my rooster Dennis, usually big brassy girls with a good position in the flock, both have taken a very severe moult and I think one of them is being pecked even barer by a lady in the flock who tends to do some pecking. She's lost a great deal of weight and her gullet and bum are almost bare She used to be first to the feeders but now skulks off a bit though is eating. Would you ever separate a moulting hen - or indeed separate off the lady/ladies who may be pecking her remaining feathers? This has happened over 3 weeks but this morning I noticed the bare gullet and bum for first time.