Help on the Pinless Peepers?!!
No problems putting them on tonight (softened w/very hot water) but my main "Mother Plucker" has rubbed hers off twice now. I've searched this site and googled to make sure I'm doing it right and am confident I am. The short straight parts go right into their nostrils and I've positioned them correctly according to multiple photos I pulled up.
Even the banty roos are staying on. I have one NHR hen who I've put it on (two times now) but each time her nose has bled just a bit. I'm not certain she's a plucker (just in the same cage with the pluckers) so I've left hers off for now. It's the known Mother Plucker that I'm pretty concerned about. I know hers is on right, we waited for it to cool and go back to being stiff before letting her go back in the cage. Yet she promptly rubs it off (I've tried two different pinless peepers).
Has anyone had a problem like this? I don't want to cull her.
Also... on a side note and about Delaware's and Marty's order. My pluckers have been Delawares but they were not raised like most of us raise our beloved peepers. In the same batch were some New Hampshire Reds. These ladies have adapted quickly and will now eat from our hands and let us pick them up. Delawares NOT! But I've read many posts what great birds Delawares are and I plan on getting more myself (but from chicks!). I do have one that appears to be a Delaware/Americana mix and she's produced a variety of colored eggs, much to our delight. From blue, brown, green and a very weird dark olive.
Marty, not sure if I'll go in on your order or will need 25 or 50 myself. We're still mulling that over. Oh -- what hatchery are you going through (just in case).
Any help with the pinless peepers and keeping them on would be much appreciated!
Thank you!
julie
