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March 18, 2026
Yesterday, my hen, Aurora, broke off one of her Pinless Peepers so today she got a new one with her name on it. She did get to enjoy some time without one, but as I was watching the flock earlier, I kept seeing her go after other hens' hackles, so the issue is still there.
(Picture taken with my Samsung Galaxy A35 5G by my little sister.
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One thing, because I've put on so many Pinless Peepers, I don't do half the stuff I'd tell someone new at it to do. As you can see in this picture, I just perch a leg on something, put the hen on my lap, then put my arm around her. Then (not pictured) I hold her head with one hand while I use the other hand to put the Pinless Peeper on.
I really wish I could get to the root of the plucking, but at this point with this flock, it seems fairly hopeless, and is one of the reasons I'm considering doing a restart on my flock. It could be the grain, which I'm really hoping it's not, because if it is, then I should just get out of chickens all together because it'll forever be a problem. Poulin Grain is what is readily available in my area, and is what I've always used, then other options don't look promising, so it's what I'll be sticking with.
Yesterday, my hen, Aurora, broke off one of her Pinless Peepers so today she got a new one with her name on it. She did get to enjoy some time without one, but as I was watching the flock earlier, I kept seeing her go after other hens' hackles, so the issue is still there.
(Picture taken with my Samsung Galaxy A35 5G by my little sister.
)One thing, because I've put on so many Pinless Peepers, I don't do half the stuff I'd tell someone new at it to do. As you can see in this picture, I just perch a leg on something, put the hen on my lap, then put my arm around her. Then (not pictured) I hold her head with one hand while I use the other hand to put the Pinless Peeper on.
I really wish I could get to the root of the plucking, but at this point with this flock, it seems fairly hopeless, and is one of the reasons I'm considering doing a restart on my flock. It could be the grain, which I'm really hoping it's not, because if it is, then I should just get out of chickens all together because it'll forever be a problem. Poulin Grain is what is readily available in my area, and is what I've always used, then other options don't look promising, so it's what I'll be sticking with.
