How beat up is too beat up?

[DanielleOrbach]

Coop should be large enough too because pecking from the Roosts happen..

The roost is what we are finishing expanding today because there is definitely NOT enough space in the original roost.

 

[DanielleOrbach]

Off I go to get the Blu-Kote.

 

[DanielleOrbach]

What would be enough space for them?

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

My older hens always pick on the younger group, but blood won't be tolerated!

 

[chickens really]

6 foot Coop with a big run..

 

[DanielleOrbach]

6 foot Coop with a big run..

Next weekend we can expand the run about 4 ft out which will add about 20 sq ft, which will give them more than 8 sq ft per bird in the run, and the roost will be large enough when we are finished with it today.

 

[DanielleOrbach]

My older hens always pick on the younger group, but blood won't be tolerated!

Same here, just trying to figure out the best way to stop it. Once we took her out for a little while and she went back in they seem to be fine and only pecking like normal, but it seems that she gets pecked pretty much every time she walks by any of the pullets, the hens pretty much leave her alone now.

 

[chickens really]

Next weekend we can expand the run about 4 ft out which will add about 20 sq ft, which will give them more than 8 sq ft per bird in the run, and the roost will be large enough when we are finished with it today.

Sound great. Hopefully that solves your issue..

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Same here, just trying to figure out the best way to stop it. Once we took her out for a little while and she went back in they seem to be fine and only pecking like normal, but it seems that she gets pecked pretty much every time she walks by any of the pullets, the hens pretty much leave her alone now.

I always did supervised integration so I can scold the bullies. Then remove young ones at night till no more bullying is going on.

 

[ValerieJ]

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

It has been tested on my flock. I think it works great for stopping other chickens from pecking as well as helping the healing process. I also had a bird that was the brunt of much pecking and it wasn't a lack of space. In my case it was started by a mean rooster. The rooster ended up in the stew pot and the chicken lived in harmony with the other hens for 4 more years. (I did lose her recently to an eagle attack.)