Plucked tail feathers

[Isadora]

Hello, and welcome to BYC! I'm so glad you decided to join our friendly and helpful community

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! good luck with your birds.

 

[sourland]

Hello, and welcome to BYC.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined our flock.

 

[Fuchsia]

Hello
Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Kenneth Zweerink]

Welcome to BackYard Chickens. The Best of Luck with your Flock! And a Big Hello from Eastern Nebraska.

 

[windy014]

I tried to put her back in but some started to peck at the spot so I took her back out.

The run is 10’x30’ and the coop is 4’x8’.

Thanks for your help.

 

[janiedoe]

I tried to put her back in but some started to peck at the spot so I took her back out.

The run is 10’x30’ and the coop is 4’x8’.

Thanks for your help.

I would consider expanding the run. I know it is more than the minimum space, but chickens get bored. And they fight and pick feathers when bored. You could try adding some activities, dirt baths, and roosts to your run.

 

[DobieLover]

I tried to put her back in but some started to peck at the spot so I took her back out.

The run is 10’x30’ and the coop is 4’x8’.

Thanks for your help.

I would get some pine tar and put that on that bare area around the injured preen gland. Also as @janiedoe mentioned, add more clutter to your run to make it more appealing. I have branches secured to the wall for perches, stump arrangements, lots of wood chips to dig through, an old chair. You can also add pallets leaning against the run walls, whatever you can find that the chickens might like getting behind or flying up on. You need lots of activities to do and lots of distractions.

 

[Boppo]

Glad to meet you. Best wishes figuring out who is (are) the culprit in that pecking/plucking incident! Blukote helps because it covers the red spots so they don't draw more aggression. But it helps even more to figure out why the pecking started in the first place.