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  1. thecatspyjamas

    One hen pecking others

    I thought I'd update for anyone interested. I ordered the pinless peepers on Monday and the next morning I went to check on them and she'd managed to get out of her enclosure and was mingling with the rest of the hens. So far there has been no more pecking, so I guess technically the peepers...
  2. thecatspyjamas

    One hen pecking others

    Thank you!
  3. thecatspyjamas

    One hen pecking others

    I've always had 4, so I don't know if it's just that hen or what. I would try the peepers first. The ones I've had longer are about 3 and the 2 newer ones are less than a year.
  4. thecatspyjamas

    One hen pecking others

    I think she was probably eating feathers first, then began pecking. I didn't notice the feathers were gone until one was bleeding. It didn't look like the pecking had been going on long before I separated her. I can't tell what she was doing the last two times I let her out, but this time she...
  5. thecatspyjamas

    One hen pecking others

    I was feeding Nature's Best Organic Egg Layer Pellets and switched to Kalmbach 17% layer pellets. That's what I usually give them, but didn't reorder in time and had to buy some from the store. The run is 6'x12'.
  6. thecatspyjamas

    One hen pecking others

    I have 4 hens (2 buff orpingtons, 1 copper maran mix, 1 ameracauna/leghorn mix). They don't free range but have a big run with sand. A month or more ago one of the Orpingtons was being pecked and was bleeding, so I separated her. After that, I saw the copper maran pecking another one, then when...
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