Two hens won't stop picking open EE's back. I've tried everything....

MsChickenMomma

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Over the past two months, two of my hens have been picking on my EE. She's at the bottom of the pecking order, so she's their target. It went from a simple peck on the head to tugging out the feathers on her back and pecking big spots in her back.

I have taken my EE out of the coop three times to let her back heal up, but every time I put her back in the coop, they tear her open again.

I have tried blu-kote, Vicks VapoRub, and leaving her out of the coop until her back feathers grow back and the wounds heal, and I have even seperated the two bullies from the flock, but nothing is working. They just go right back to picking on her.

How do I get them to stop beating up my EE? Is the only option to re-home them?
 
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