pecking of molting chicken

[MargaChick]

We are having a cold snap here. Temps are in the single digits. I have one chicken who is going through a late molt. I just noticed today that another chicken, the top chicken, pecked her in the throat. This chicken is having a hard time growing her feathers and this is one of the places the feathers are not growing. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to minimize the pecking? I would let them out to roam but it is very cold, windy and we have lots of snow.
Thanks

 

[Welshies]

You need to give more protein. What are you feeding?

 

[kiara0927]

We are having a cold snap here. Temps are in the single digits. I have one chicken who is going through a late molt. I just noticed today that another chicken, the top chicken, pecked her in the throat. This chicken is having a hard time growing her feathers and this is one of the places the feathers are not growing. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to minimize the pecking? I would let them out to roam but it is very cold, windy and we have lots of snow.
Thanks

Good morning all my Chickens are free ranged I live in Tn and it has been bitterly cold here but I always open the gate for my chickens to come out, some will come out and some won't so it's ok to let them out, another way is that u may need to separate the Molting hen from the rest until she gets her feathers back, when they are going through the Molting state that need high protein diet so what u do is I make my a few scrambled eggs in the morning and give it to them they not only love it but it's high in protein

 

[Welshies]

Good morning all my Chickens are free ranged I live in Tn and it has been bitterly cold here but I always open the gate for my chickens to come out, some will come out and some won't so it's ok to let them out, another way is that u may need to separate the Molting hen from the rest until she gets her feathers back, when they are going through the Molting state that need high protein diet so what u do is I make my a few scrambled eggs in the morning and give it to them they not only love it but it's high in protein

Don't seperate her. It will stress her and the flock out more.

 

[kiara0927]

I had one do the same thing and I left her in the pen lock up with the others and one morning I want out to feed and there she layed..if you have a lot of chickens in a co-op together and 1 gets sick or goes through a molt then the other hens will pick at her to move her away from the flock bc they sense something is wrong with her..so if they continue to be mean to her then it's best to move her until she gets through her Molting stage.God Bless

 

[Welshies]

I had one do the same thing and I left her in the pen lock up with the others and one morning I want out to feed and there she layed..if you have a lot of chickens in a co-op together and 1 gets sick or goes through a molt then the other hens will pick at her to move her away from the flock bc they sense something is wrong with her..so if they continue to be mean to her then it's best to move her until she gets through her Molting stage.God Bless

It sounds like the OP's hens need more protein... not that they are picking on her. But it is good advice

 

[MargaChick]

You need to give more protein. What are you feeding?

Feather fixer, mealworms, black sunflower seeds.

 

[MargaChick]

Good morning all my Chickens are free ranged I live in Tn and it has been bitterly cold here but I always open the gate for my chickens to come out, some will come out and some won't so it's ok to let them out, another way is that u may need to separate the Molting hen from the rest until she gets her feathers back, when they are going through the Molting state that need high protein diet so what u do is I make my a few scrambled eggs in the morning and give it to them they not only love it but it's high in protein

I gave them some scrambled eggs and then some white fish....they loved both but bc of temps. the food froze within minutes.