How beat up is too beat up?

[chickens really]

Blu-Kote actually is for larger livestock has never been tested on poultry so I don't use it.

 

[EggWalrus]

Okay, we have two 25 lb bags of that food. Not sure where to get a lower percentage.

@DanielleOrbach , feather picking and eating can be a sign of too little protein, Not too much protein. As adults they won't need as much protein as when they were chicks, but the extra protein will not hurt them, they aren't Cornish X meat birds. Too much protein for CX leads to rapid weight gain that can break their legs and also cause heat problems. With the birds you have, you don't need to worry about too much protein.

 

[EggWalrus]

Blu-Kote actually is for larger livestock has never been tested on poultry so I don't use it.

I've been using it for years on chickens, turkeys, dogs and even on cuts of my own. Hasn't hurt me or any of my animals. Why are you on the attack this morning? You are usually a really nice person if I remember right.

 

[DanielleOrbach]

RIR definitely can be aggressive with certain breeds so could be the bullies?

They were in the beginning, but now they pretty much leave the others alone, it is the smaller ones that were ganging up on her this morning, and I have seen them all pecking at her.

 

[DanielleOrbach]

That space is pretty small for 6 big birds. Do they free range at all?

Yes they do, not all day, but for a few hours in the late afternoon into evening when they go back in to roost.

 

[chickens really]

I've been using it for years on chickens, turkeys, dogs and even on cuts of my own. Hasn't hurt me or any of my animals. Why are you on the attack this morning? You are usually a really nice person if I remember right.

I'm not on the attack at all and I'm definitely trying to help..
Sorry you think I'm being mean..

 

[EggWalrus]

Yes they do, not all day, but for a few hours in the late afternoon into evening when they go back in to roost.

If they are doing the pecking just in the pen when confined, they may need more room.

 

[chickens really]

They were in the beginning, but now they pretty much leave the others alone, it is the smaller ones that were ganging up on her this morning, and I have seen them all pecking at her.

Well too much protein or not enough can cause issues in behaviour along with confinement..

 

[EggWalrus]

I'm not on the attack at all and I'm definitely trying to help..
Sorry you think I'm being mean..

It's ok. I mistook your intentions. I hope you will accept my apologies.

 

[chickens really]

It's ok. I mistook your intentions. I hope you will accept my apologies.

Ditto...