How much pecking is too much pecking?

[onwingandhoof]

That sounds like a good plan, thank you!
How fast is "fast" in that case? I never had a case of feather loss until know so I am at a complete loss as to how much time I should give this before worrying that it is not working!

Well, I've had a lot of girls grow pins back fairly quickly. However feathering out does take time. She'll start her pins about 10 days or so. You'll see the growth start if she's separated. That's what I mean by fast. It will still take at least a month more or less for her to feather out. I rescued some girls that were malnutritioned and over breed by an aggressive rooster. Their feathers took months to grow in, one girls never did. She was with us for over 6 months and she never grew her feathers back. Her case of malnutrition was pretty bad though. Just have patience. The pins will start, but it takes time for the pins to break through and feather out.

 

[raingarden]

Were they free?? I'd turn around and leave before paying for something that looked like that.

 

[NestingMillenial]

Rood, sir!
I wouldn't think a couple broken feathers (which is what it appears to be) would be enough to make any of the BYC crowd turn around, when one see what other ailments are discussed in here ^^ Ahaha

More seriously, after further reading and asking @Wyorp Rock about it (thanks again btw!!), it appears that chickens with exposed skin tend to become a bit redder, so she's most likely totally fine, albeit a bit exposed!

I withhold any further treatment so far, in the end. The reason is that, after meticulous inspection, there is no mite on her or the coop, no worm signs or anything problematic with her poop, and the pecking flockmate has totally stopped being bitchy the moment they were left with the full range access. I'm still keeping an eye out for any sign this might change, of course, but meanwhile I thought it'd be better to let them settle and acclimate while I monitor them than going ahead with separation or treatment just yet.

 

[Grandma The Chicken]

My chickens only peck when
1. When someone has gloves on and we hold them. This mostly happens to Tony (1st photo).
2. Egg laying. Parmesan (2nd photo) is starting to get broody whether or not she is laying or not.