Chickens pecking eachother

[Nupe]

Feather picking also can be a result of a protein deficiency. What kind feed do you use and how much do you offset with treats and table scraps?

Also, I notice there's not much in the way of entertainment in the run. I like to put down wood shavings to attract bugs to live in and gives them something to scratch around. Adding roosts in the run will give the girls somewhere to go when they've had enough "love." Do they have a good spot for dust bathing? If not, adding a kiddie pool with loose materials to wallow around in is always fun. Loose dirt, playground sand, peat moss, fireplace ash and a little DE makes for a good bath.

 

[chickenbh1999]

@Nupe
I feed them cracked corn and layer crumbles. Also have a lot Of table scraps

 

[Nupe]

Cracked corn is a treat, not much more than candy to a chicken and almost no nutrition. The standard layer crumble is 16% protein which is bare minimum. Feeding the extras lowers their overall protein intake unless you feed a lot of meat scraps. You can try switching to a higher protein % feed or minimizing the extras to around 5% of their daily intake. Even if you switch to a higher protein feed, for now I would still suggest offering some extra protein while the feathers are growing back. A bit of cooked meat, fish or eggs would would work.