Neck Protection

[M Brennen]

Pine tar is found at many feed stores in the horse products. It has been used forever, and the taste may help prevent pecking. Rather than separating the poor hen who needs to remain in the pecking order, I would separate the rooster(s.) I had a handsome rare heritage pure RIR cockerel who was going to be my breeding rooster once. He almost killed my polish hen who did not like to be bred, by scalping her and leaving her in a ditch. We killed him that day. I do not put up with roosters who hurt my hens or people.

I have checked our local feed stores and Tractor Supply. No one has pine tar.

 

[Eggcessive]

You can get it shipped free to your TSC or get a more expensive one on Amazon:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...MI78y50KmW7QIVla7ICh0AeQCBEAQYAiABEgLUJ_D_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Bickmore-Pin...ocphy=9015895&hvtargid=pla-405359466132&psc=1

 

[M Brennen]

You can get it shipped free to your TSC or get a more expensive one on Amazon:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/p...MI78y50KmW7QIVla7ICh0AeQCBEAQYAiABEgLUJ_D_BwE

https://www.amazon.com/Bickmore-Pin...ocphy=9015895&hvtargid=pla-405359466132&psc=1

Two Tractor Supply stores I checked with (40 miles apart). They don’t have it and can’t get it. I would need to order online, but that doesn’t help me today.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have any menthol ointment or gel in your house? Something like BenGay, Gold Bond, or similar? Even Bag Balm or vaseline might help to stop the pecking because of the taste or stickiness.

 

[billowen99]

I have the same problem but have no roosters. One bird get's attacked by up to 5 hens at once.

 

[billowen99]

I have the same problem but don't have any roosters. Only hens. One bird gets attacked by as many as 5 other hens.

 

[Eggcessive]

@billowen99 welcome to BYC. Is there anything going on with her that is causing them to want to attack her? Is she meek, low in pecking order, walking normally, or acting off? Is she new to the flock? Pinless peepers can be good if there is only one bully. Are they overcrowded? It might help more to start a new thread of your own here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/post-thread

 

[billowen99]

@billowen99 welcome to BYC. Is there anything going on with her that is causing them to want to attack her? Is she meek, low in pecking order, walking normally, or acting off? Is she new to the flock? Pinless peepers can be good if there is only one bully. Are they overcrowded? It might help more to start a new thread of your own here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/post-thread

she is very sweet and meek/submissive. She will just lay down when getting pecked/attacked. We had introduced 4 new birds to our existing 6. She was one of the 4 new ones. She's definitely at the bottom of the pecking order. However......we never had this happen before with the other 6 birds. They have LOTS of space and roam 5 acres of land all day. Not overcrowded at all. Coop is huge and could hold twice as many birds as we have.

 

[CmonManJeeze]

I vote to give that rooster a quick 1,2. i wont get a rooster cuz I catch a peckin, Ima be wreckin, a damn Rooster FCOL