Does Blue-Kote actually work for PECKING?

[missy1971]

I have a almost 3 weeks old Delaware, white, who was pecked pretty bad. i have her isolated up stairs with me. The other 7 are in a separate pen in the coop. now she will not stop chirping...at all. One person here suggested i put some neosporin on the wound. and honestly it made it look worse, i guess from the texture of it. I am trying to find something that will heal it as well as Blu Kote, and I think im going to place a small area for her in the pen outside, so she can be with them but not there for them to peck.

Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[IdyllwildAcres]

I wanted to rid myself of the bullying hens months ago but my parents refuse to get rid of them.

I literally cannot get rid of them.

As for the integration problem, I've added and removed birds from my group before and have typically found that ANY pecking is too much pecking. It's a nasty problem, that will start with one picked-on bird and travel to as many as the whole flock! It really sucks-because there are so many options, hence why I made this thread.

As for screwing up the pecking order and hoping they establish it on better terms, been there, done that. Still didn't work. The longer a bird pecks another, the less hope there is of breaking them on it. It's really sad, because for almost 2 years we were able to keep Polish in our flock with no pecking and it was great. And now all of a sudden...

My flock has a long history of pecking, so actually getting rid of the problem will be hard. For the birds who are being picked on the back, I use saddles, and they really help. I just with there was a way to protect the faces of my Polish...For good measure, I guess I'll try the Blue-Kote anyway. If it doesn't fix the problem, at least my birds will still have healing help.

I would cull them, birds die...

Oh how sad, I came home and she was dead.....

Gary

 

[CPage]

Having a bit of a pecking problem here-my Polish are being pecked mostly from the beard, but also a tiny bit from the crest (front, near the comb, not the back, where it usually happens). We have Blue-Kote, but the last time I used it, not only did it not work on my rooster, but it turned him blue.

It's been almost a year since I used it last and it's gathering dust in my basement. But I'm hesitating on giving it a try on my Polish, at risk of having more blue birds, who still aren't healed.

People have said it works wonders for pecking, and others say it does nothing, because it's meant to heal wounds, not protect them. (Which I agree with, as it was healing my rooster, but obviously did not stop the pecking.) Anyone have any success? And if not...what works the best? I'm tired of spending money on things that don't work, and pine tar is currently my next try.

You can use Pick-no-more lotion. Squeeze a bit out and spread it around. They don't like the taste of it (Tea trea oil in it). I kept my pecked on hen in a crate for a week, then used that lotion when it came in the mail. She has been fine since. You can always isolate the bully for a while and then try and put her back in to see if she has calmed down. If not, you can cull her.

 

[CPage]

I wanted to rid myself of the bullying hens months ago but my parents refuse to get rid of them.

I literally cannot get rid of them.

As for the integration problem, I've added and removed birds from my group before and have typically found that ANY pecking is too much pecking. It's a nasty problem, that will start with one picked-on bird and travel to as many as the whole flock! It really sucks-because there are so many options, hence why I made this thread.

As for screwing up the pecking order and hoping they establish it on better terms, been there, done that. Still didn't work. The longer a bird pecks another, the less hope there is of breaking them on it. It's really sad, because for almost 2 years we were able to keep Polish in our flock with no pecking and it was great. And now all of a sudden...

My flock has a long history of pecking, so actually getting rid of the problem will be hard. For the birds who are being picked on the back, I use saddles, and they really help. I just with there was a way to protect the faces of my Polish...For good measure, I guess I'll try the Blue-Kote anyway. If it doesn't fix the problem, at least my birds will still have healing help.

 

[CPage]

You can use Pick-no-more lotion. Squeeze a bit out and spread it around. They don't like the taste of it (Tea trea oil in it). I kept my pecked on hen in a crate for a week, then used that lotion when it came in the mail. She has been fine since. You can always isolate the bully for a while and then try and put her back in to see if she has calmed down. If not, you can cull her.
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