pinless peepers work!! Our silkie is back with the others!!

[LindsayB]

I only had the peepers on them for a week or so. It was just enough for the silkie to find her confidence and the easter eggers to accept her as part of their flock. I would of kept them on longer but my girl like to dig and they were getting dirt stuck in their nostrils. they couldn't scratch the dirt out b/c of the peepers so I took them off. It all worked out great though, they're all friends now!

 

[cheekyhens]

How well does this work for feather picking? I have I thought I heard that the color red entices them? Where are these available? Only online or eBay? Wish amazon had em..

 

[narwhal master]

I know this thread is pretty old but I was wondering if putting the pinless peepers through the chickens nostril hurts them?

 

[pegm]

No, it doesn't hurt, the little part that sits in the nose isn't through anything, they just sit in the nostril passage. At first they try to scratch them off, but I would too if someone put something that obstructed my vision on me. My hen was fine 10 minutes after I put them on, and she hasn't plucked a feather since then. Been a couple of months now. She eats and drinks normally, scratches up goodies and eats the grass and weeds. The only difference with her is she wears blue glasses.

 

[narwhal master]

thanks