- Aug 10, 2017
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I have a flock of 11 hens and 3 roosters (one old one and two juveniles). Two of the hens have been getting their feathers pecked for a long time (since spring I believe), and it's gotten quite bad at this point. I've never been able to catch sight of who is pecking them or when. I know that roosters can scratch up hens when they mate but the damage has moved to places that don't seem like they'd be due to spurs. Is there anything I can do to make them more comfortable, besides removing them from the flock? I'm afraid that the peckers would just start bullying someone else? Would sweaters help or just be a different sort of annoyance to them?
Neither of them act like they are afraid of the other chickens. When I toss out treats they are able to come in and eat without getting chased away. They sleep in the coop with everyone else.
Both of the hens arrived as chicks in August 2017. Here is the Easter Egger:
And here is the Black Sex Link:
Two of the other hens who are the same age also show minor signs of pecking, I think. Buff Orpington:
Silver Laced Wyandotte:
Neither of them act like they are afraid of the other chickens. When I toss out treats they are able to come in and eat without getting chased away. They sleep in the coop with everyone else.
Both of the hens arrived as chicks in August 2017. Here is the Easter Egger:

And here is the Black Sex Link:

Two of the other hens who are the same age also show minor signs of pecking, I think. Buff Orpington:

Silver Laced Wyandotte:
