Help I have a butt pecker

[BigBlueHen53]

Hi sorry one more question. I’m trying to find 20% all flock. I use nutrena. I can only find pellet not crumble. I’ve never used pellet so not sure they will eat it. What feed or brand do you use?

Hi I use pelleted feather fixer 20% and they eat it just fine. We seem to have a ot of waste wigh crumbles so we switched. We have "no-waste" feeders, 5-gallon buckets with PVC elbow ports that they stick their heads in. They still managed to pull a lot of the crumbles out onto the ground! When we switched to pellets we did it gradually.

First week, 75% crumbles, 25% pellets.

Second week, 50/50.

Third week, 25% crumbles, 75% pellets.

Finally, 100% pellets. No problems. And no more waste.
Good luck!

 

[Hannah2911]

Hi I use pelleted feather fixer 20% and they eat it just fine. We seem to have a ot of waste wigh crumbles so we switched. We have "no-waste" feeders, 5-gallon buckets with PVC elbow ports that they stick their heads in. They still managed to pull a lot of the crumbles out onto the ground! When we switched to pellets we did it gradually.

First week, 75% crumbles, 25% pellets.

Second week, 50/50.

Third week, 25% crumbles, 75% pellets.

Finally, 100% pellets. No problems. And no more waste.
Good luck!

Oh great thank you

 

[redinator]

I watched the video and noticed I don't see toys for the chickens. In general they wouldn't be needed for older chickens, but they work great for young chicks that have issues with toe biting and eye pecking.

I use things like small mirrors, plastic jar with marbles/pebbles, hanging xylophone anything shiny and colorful. It might give her something else to peck at other than the other girls' rumps.

ETA: I'd also suggest moving toys around or switching them out every so often to keep her interested in them.

 

[Bawkbok]

Hi sorry one more question. I’m trying to find 20% all flock. I use nutrena. I can only find pellet not crumble. I’ve never used pellet so not sure they will eat it. What feed or brand do you use?

Don't apologize for questions, that's how we all learn.
We use Kalmbach All Flock 20% protein - crumbles. We order it via Chewy and have it on repeat delivery.

We tried switching from crumbles to pellets and they weren't having it. I watched them almost starve themselves for three days and discarded the pellets which was their only source of food and went back to crumbles. There is more waste but they like it and are thriving on it.

We tried various feeds, even super expensive organic, non GMO, but when we tried Kalmbach all flock, there was no turning back. They love it and produce delicious eggs.

 

[redinator]

Don't apologize for questions, that's how we all learn.
We use Kalmbach All Flock 20% protein - crumbles. We order it via Chewy and have it on repeat delivery.

We tried switching from crumbles to pellets and they weren't having it. I watched them almost starve themselves for three days and discarded the pellets which was their only source of food and went back to crumbles. There is more waste but they like it and are thriving on it.

We tried various feeds, even super expensive organic, non GMO, but when we tried Kalmbach all flock, there was no turning back. They love it and produce delicious eggs.

I second ordering from Chewy. I switched to all flock crumbles when I got tired of switching feeds when I was integrating chicks into the flock. I keep oyster shells on the side and toss them any eggshells I have after giving them a rinse.

 

[McChooky]

Given the fact that your chickens don't have a lot of room I would seriously consider rehoming this bully . I re-homed half of the leghorns I bought a couple years ago because they were yanking each others feathers out .Once these habits develop they don't usually stop.

 

[McChooky]

Here are some more videos I found when I wasn’t out there. I really don’t want to lose her bc to me she’s sweet. Sits in my lap wants to be around me cuddles. But I know I have to protect the others. I will start with 20% protein food. I’m ordering a wind chime for chickens and a different smaller perch. I was trying to keep it open but seems like they need more to keep them occupied. I’ll blue kote the naked butts. If that doesn’t work I’ll look into peeper thing and chicken jail or separate for a few days. Super sadly if that doesn’t work I will see if my vet will take her on his 80 acres. She may not have a problem if there was so much more space?

I rehomed 4 of mine after explaining the situation to a friend.He has a lot more room than I and agreed to free range them with the extra rooster I gave him if they picked on his flock.Last I heard they were doing very well in his flock but he had Rhode islands.They aren't known to be a passive bird so the bullies didn't fight them.My friend wasn't fond of the chickens I gave him but he kept them