Where to move chicks

[chickndays]

Integration going okay. Two bully Rhode Island Reds are the only problem (I will never get this breed again. They introduced the others to feather plucking ). The chillest hens are the Wyandottes.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Integration going okay. Two bully Rhode Island Reds are the only problem (I will never get this breed again. They introduced the others to feather plucking ). The chillest hens are the Wyandottes.

Quite a bit of plucking going on it looks like. Is the run narrow or does it just look that way due to angle of photo?

 

[thistlewick]

What size is your run? Can we see the whole thing?

It's great that you were so fast to do the fix with hardware cloth and you seem really wanting to secure and care for your chickens

 

[SnackMeat]

Yeah RIR are notorious bullies.

Some things you can try:

1. Vaporrub or similar on the feathers of the victims around the area the bullies target. They won't like the taste and stop.

2. Pinless peepers

3. Taking sand paper and gently sanding their beaks down. If you've ever clipped a dogs nails and know about the quick, to not have it bleed, chickens beaks are like that. Burrito them in towel, and hold both top and bottom beak together because it is easy to drag one sideways from the other. Then slowly sand. They'll let you know when it is getting uncomfortable (approaching the quick.) they will be able to eat, and the beak will grow back, but quick strikes will be uncomfortable with them so they'll knock it off til the beak grows back more.