Salt Cure for Cannibalism?

Date sort Score sort
CoopintheWoods

CoopintheWoods

Songster
7 Years
Dec 27, 2016
289
593
212
Upstate NY
I have been having an issue with one of my pullets picking feathers of the others, and this has resulted in two of them being injured. The chickens forage when it is warm enough, and are eating Nature's Best Organic Layer Feed, so I don't think a nutrition deficiency is the issue.I have separated the chicken doing the pecking, and I have read a bit about some cure where you put a bit of salt in the water. Does anyone have specifics on this, and have you ever tried it?
 
CoopintheWoods said:
I have been having an issue with one of my pullets picking feathers of the others, and this has resulted in two of them being injured. The chickens forage when it is warm enough, and are eating Nature's Best Organic Layer Feed, so I don't think a nutrition deficiency is the issue.I have separated the chicken doing the pecking, and I have read a bit about some cure where you put a bit of salt in the water. Does anyone have specifics on this, and have you ever tried it?
Click to expand...
Maybe up the protein a bit? All flock...

IDK I am new here


Gary from Idyllwild Ca here
 
Sounds like you need more protein in your diet. 16% in layer is the bare minimum and some breed need more than that.

I use a flock raiser with 20% and OS on the side for layers, because I have a mixed age and gender flock.

I would avoid salt, personally!
 
CoopintheWoods said:
I have 14 pullets in a coop that has enough space (4 sq. ft. per bird) for 20-22. They can go in a large run (about 10 sq. ft. per chicken) when it is warm enough.
Click to expand...

While that might be over the required space for chickens your chickens are bored and are resulting by pecking each other.You can look up chicken bordum busters.

If you add a dust bath,Hang a cabbage,Make a swing things like that will decrease pecking
 
Open the pop door to the run during the day and let them go out at their discretion. My girls have been out in the run at 4 Fahrenheit. They go in and out of coop as they desire. GC
 
Here is a photo of my girls eating snow
400
My girls eating ice
400
CoopintheWoods, most chickens are hardy. My girls have heated water and food in the coop and still like to get out. The thing my girls don't like is wind, it ruffles their feathers. GC
 
Last edited:

Similar threads

NorthwoodsChick
    • Sad
Dealing with cannibalism ??
2
Replies
10
Views
715
NorthwoodsChick
NorthwoodsChick
C
    • Like
    • Love
Need some advice with first ever roosters
2
Replies
17
Views
645
Camo chicken146
C
MarlaMac
    • Like
Bringing in new chickens
2
Replies
11
Views
521
Mrs. K
Mrs. K
L
    • Like
Integrating a single duck that thinks its a chicken into a younger duck flock
Replies
0
Views
128
LtDanFan
L
C
Better to add an odd or even number of pullets to a small flock?
Replies
8
Views
1K
Mrs. K
Mrs. K

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom