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rking said:
The concrete pad pen is



It's 74" long, 60" wide, 72 1/2" tall. 5 nesting boxes, 2 rows of roosting boards.
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It is bigger than it looked.
That should be ok for 7 birds, if they just sleep in it.
 
TwoCrows said:
Space could be an issue, many of these problems start out as boredom. Even stress can start them in on these habits.

24% protein is a bit high for standard layers. If they don't like the feed, they may not eat enough of it making them develop dietary deficiencies. Layers only need between 15%and 17% protein in their diet. I would skip the mealworms on such a high protein diet.

Greens are great to feed. Lots of trace minerals they dont otherwise get in their feed. Helps with boredom if you hang cabbages or put leafy greens in a suet cage to pick at all day. Alfalfa is also wonderful to free feed.
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I did the higher protien feed to see if they would stop eating each others feathers (feathers are high in protein). Since that's not working, do you think I should switch back to the lower portion feed?
 
rking said:
I did the higher protien feed to see if they would stop eating each others feathers (feathers are high in protein). Since that's not working, do you think I should switch back to the lower portion feed?
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Yes. I would get the protein down. This picking has probably become a bad habit now. You need to keep them as busy as possible to distract them. Ladders, levels, mirrors, hanging veggies, free range time, just things to get them out of this habit.
 
:welcome @rking - Sorry for the late welcome, but we are glad to have you here at BYC!

Hopefully you've been provided with some great advice that may help you identify potential causes and solutions to the issue of these picking issues. Also, yes please do use caution with predators- get yourself a game camera facing your coop in sort of a wide view to help identify potential predators lurking around the flock looking for opportunity.

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HomesteaderWife said:
:welcome @rking - Sorry for the late welcome, but we are glad to have you here at BYC!

Hopefully you've been provided with some great advice that may help you identify potential causes and solutions to the issue of these picking issues. Also, yes please do use caution with predators- get yourself a game camera facing your coop in sort of a wide view to help identify potential predators lurking around the flock looking for opportunity.

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Thank you. Yes, I have two cameras on my babies.
 

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