Where did they come from???

[AllenK RGV]

Yeah, the lab is a 4-legged garbage disposal. He snatches full boxes of donuts...eats the box and all...in 2.2 seconds. lol But...he's not a ravenous beast when taking food from my mouth. He's in slow motion...and gentle.

Yep my girl pulls the used toilet paper rolls from the trash and eats them all. Chocolate Labs are something else.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Watch her. If they draw blood, they will not stop until she is probably dead. I got rid of 3 because they were bullying.

Possibly Bashful might need more room to escape in the run or some hiding spots.

 

[AllenK RGV]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've been searching to try a figure out what they are but so many look the same....at least to me. lol
Do you happen to know why all the others seem to pick on Bashful?

On a more serious note:
I hate to reply in such small doses but I tend to spend time genuflecting a lot. Does Bashful have any signs of visible skin breaks that the chicken might be pecking at? I do not have personal experience here but other chicken have been known to peck an injured bird to death and the experienced people in this forum keep spray on purple or blue stuff to help prevent that behavior from becoming deadly.

 

[21hens-incharge]

For any picked spots the products are blu-kote or pick no more. Both work very well and most feed stores carry at least one.

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

On a more serious note:
I hate to reply in such small doses but I tend to spend time genuflecting a lot. Does Bashful have any signs of visible skin breaks that the chicken might be pecking at? I do not have personal experience here but other chicken have been known to peck an injured bird to death and the experienced people in this forum keep spray on purple or blue stuff to help prevent that behavior from becoming deadly.

I'm not sure....I'll have to check her when I get home from work. I know this may sound stupid...but do I push the feathers back to look? Or will I notice missing feathers as a sign? Jeesh, I hope they don't kill her! I'll be devastated... The run is getting bigger this weekend. I only have weekends to do projects.

 

[venymae]

Just depends how big a wound is.

 

[venymae]

@KettermanHillCoop Bluekot is sprayed on the chickens wound to dye it blue. Chickens peck at red, so coloring it blue makes them not peck. I believe it's also antiseptic.

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

Just depends how big a wound is.

Eh..I deleted my "how to use product" question... I thought it was some sort of a repellent to the bullies. I Google and realized it was a boo-boo medicine....

 

[KettermanHillCoop]

@KettermanHillCoop Bluekot is sprayed on the chickens wound to dye it blue. Chickens peck at red, so coloring it blue makes them not peck. I believe it's also antiseptic.

Oh....I understand now! Thank you! Can I just paint Bashful blue so they let her alone? lol

 

[21hens-incharge]

I have used the pick no more. It is kind of thick like wood glue. I smeared it on the head of a picked on Polish. Poor thing was missing her whole head poof.
It is purple and sticks well to skin and feathers. It also stains like mad so wear a glove like a food service disposable to avoid purple fingers for a month.