So my rooster was over mating with a few hens in the flock to the point that they perpetually had bareback and 2 of them had major feather loss around their heads and necks.
He ended up bullying one of the hens to the point that she wouldn’t leave the coop so I culled him.
I have 8 hens. They are a year old. They have about 1,500 square feet to roam. Now as they are establishing a pecking order the top hen is feather picking the ones that have the bald spots. It’s been over a month and a half and they don’t look any better. I’ve witnessed her do it on multiple occasions.
I’m considering separating the coop in half and putting the featherless ones on one side with the hens higher up on the other.
I just can’t decide which group should get the full access to their range - the ones missing feathers? I know some people are camp separate the bulllied while others are camp separate the bullies.
He ended up bullying one of the hens to the point that she wouldn’t leave the coop so I culled him.
I have 8 hens. They are a year old. They have about 1,500 square feet to roam. Now as they are establishing a pecking order the top hen is feather picking the ones that have the bald spots. It’s been over a month and a half and they don’t look any better. I’ve witnessed her do it on multiple occasions.
I’m considering separating the coop in half and putting the featherless ones on one side with the hens higher up on the other.
I just can’t decide which group should get the full access to their range - the ones missing feathers? I know some people are camp separate the bulllied while others are camp separate the bullies.