Flock spat

[walkswithdog]

I've a juvenille flock of two older BA pullets, now laying, and 12 about to lay partridge rock pullets and 3 juvenille PR roos.

This week I've had one BA pullet end up with part of her comb gone, and today I found a PR girl - one of the fiestier - with a notch in her beak.

There have been no predators and there's nothing in the yard, can they really do that to each other?

I have a mature roo in quarantine now - I was hoping having an adult around might settle them all down, but he's stuck there until he is done "cooking" lol.

Here's Algernon

About the partridge pullet: Do I do anything about the little bloody bit on her beak?

They're free range all day - it's not like they're cooped up.

What else would distract them from each other?

And YAY we have eggs! Oh I have missed homegrown eggs.

Ain't going back.

 

[JennsPeeps]

You could try scratch and Flock Block (search BYC for the homemade recipe if you're inclined) to keep them busy.

Things that take a while to eat, like pumpkins, squash, flock block, will keep them busy, too.