Help my chickens are getting pecked bloody

[lazy gardener]

We built the tajma-coop of coops, with more than enough room for all the ladies inside and out in fair weather, but they don't like the snow at all, so if it blows into their run their space quickly shrinks.

You have 12 birds. What is the sq. ft. of your coop?

 

[bobbi-j]

I am also interested in knowing how big your coop is in feet by feet.

 

[Sassysouth]

I have been reading about mice and rats doing this too. Have you seen droppings? Rats and mice are drawn to insulation. Then the birds see the open wound causing them to peck at it.

 

[Salandra]

I’ll get back to you with square footage once the coop designer is home. He said it was built to allow for 16 birds.

The coop is raised and open under the full width of the run, and decorated for the holidays.

 

[Salandra]

Tuna and cottage cheese was a big hit with the ladies, the blu ones and the black ones.

 

[Salandra]

Found a front shot of the coop.

 

[GC-Raptor]

My 5 sex-links were cooped up for sixteen days, starting on Christmas day storm. My raised coop is 4 x 5 feet. I put compressed straw under the coop, refresh regularly and replace when needed. I toss mixed seeds under the coop three times a day in sub freezing temps when pen is snow covered. Keeps them busy and they never get tired of scratching and pecking for seeds or scratch grains. GC