My Pretty Pekins
Songster
We got three new POL hens two days ago, and they've all been vaccinated, wormed etc. There are three of them, and one is continually pecking feathers from the other hens' vent area. I know that I ought to do something about this, and I wasn't sure what. There are a few things I think it could be:
1) Boredom: our previous hens have been free-ranging (for longer than usual so that the newbies can explore the new home) and the newbies have been pacing around the fence quite a bit.
2) Stress: They moved two days ago, have a new home, and other chickens that are (inevitably) pecking them
What should I do??
1) Boredom: our previous hens have been free-ranging (for longer than usual so that the newbies can explore the new home) and the newbies have been pacing around the fence quite a bit.
2) Stress: They moved two days ago, have a new home, and other chickens that are (inevitably) pecking them
What should I do??