Pecking Problem!!!

[goose377]

I have 1 gobbler and 2 bronze hens and they are all pulling each others tail feathers out and making them bleed! why are they doing this and how do I stop them ? please help!!!

 

[ColbyNTX]

Sounds like they are in too small of a pen. Are they penned or free range?

 

[goose377]

they are free range but are locked up at night

 

[pdpatch]

There might be several reason:

1. The turkeys have some sort of infestation, like mites and the others are trying to get to.

You can spray blue coat over any open wounds, the treat for the infestation. You also need to treat the area they are in at night.

2. They simple don't like each other.
Normally this only happens when you have two tom and the hens don't like tom number two. They will pull his tail feathers or bite them off short, to make him less attractive. This does not happen very often and usually only in small flocks. But i am pretty sure this is not your problem.

Most likely the have some sort of infestation.

Tom