Pecking feathers at base of tail

[SuzetteWV]

Help! I have 6 Wyandotte’s and 3 are being pecked like this in the same spot. This one is the worst. This girl also has a deformed upper beak and I worry about her health. What can I do to stop the pecking? Thanks so much for helping in advance.

 

[nuthatched]

What do your girls eat? How big is their entire set up?

 

[Yardmom]

Any roosters? What ages?

 

[SuzetteWV]

What do your girls eat? How big is their entire set up?

Hi. They eat a layer pellet that I think. Usually dumor. There are 6 young - just started laying Wyandotte’s and I have 4 older americauna. It’s the Wyandotte’s doing the plucking. Their coop is about 14 x 6’ and pen is 24 x 12’.

What do your girls eat? How big is their entire set

What do your girls eat? How big is their entire set up?

 

[SuzetteWV]

Any roosters? What ages?

No Roosters that I can tell. There are 6 young - just started laying Wyandotte’s and I have 4 older americauna. It’s the Wyandotte’s doing the plucking.

 

[dawg53]

Feather pickers: You can purchase peepers and put them on the Wyandottes. That'll stop the picking.

 

[SuzetteWV]

What are peepers!? I only know of them as little toads.

 

[Vickischics]

Here is a picture of them. Do read about using them first.
They do work.

 

[SuzetteWV]

Thanks. How long do I have to keep these on them you think?

 

[tripletfeb]

I have two hens in my flock that like to peck at other's feathers. I have had pinless peepers on them for over a year now. A lot of times, just a few weeks works. But my girls were relentless, kept going after the others. So they still have their peepers on. If they didn't lay good, I'd have culled them by now