chicken pecking

[bobby2170]

hi everyone. i have 7 hens of different breeds. i've noticed an isa brown and austrolorp pecking at my orpington and easter eager. i've had a pecking problem with another gen who we had to get rid of. it stopped for a month but know it's started right back up again. i don't know what to do. we don't want to get rid or 2 more hens.

 

[Isaac 0]

Do they free Range?

 

[bobby2170]

when we are home we do. we have cut back though because we recently had a hen get killed a hawk

 

[Isaac 0]

Pecking can be because of lack of space or a nutrition issue.

 

[bobby2170]

we have a 6x8 run connected to a 6x4 run and the 6x8 gen house. is that enough? we feed them later pellets

 

[BantamBonzo]

Following

 

[Isaac 0]

we have a 6x8 run connected to a 6x4 run and the 6x8 gen house. is that enough? we feed them later pellets

There are bordum busters for chickens i would look at those.

 

[BantamBonzo]

I would love to see some suggestions of those.

 

[Isaac 0]

http://www.fresheggsdaily.com/2013/02/10-boredom-busters-for-chickens.html

http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2014/08/BoredomBustersForChickens.html

http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2015/02/20-winter-boredom-busters-for-backyard.html

 

[Suprise-Chicks]

Is this a peck mark? My girls free range everyday. I'm worried about this!