4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Space Chick]

Peri has started bullying and feather pecking her sisters, and has even tried feather pecking Donna through the divide.

 

Should I try integrating and free ranging her sooner to give the others some space?

 

Its my first set of intros.

 

3 of the 4 Newbies are now eating grapes from my hand Not bad as I've only had them since Saturday

[quickcluck]

Hmmmmmm I think it may be a tad too soon to integrate them....... You could try shooting here with a water pistol or some anti peck spray???

[Space Chick]

Have tried the johnson anti peck spray, I didn't want to water pistol as I am still trying to earn their trust

[Falkor]

bumper bit??

 

I am going through the same thing...my new Orp is eating my new cream leg bar feathers.... Although the Cream Leg bar will happily sit there and be plucked

 

I got some Net-ex Anti peck spay and seems to be doing the trick after a few days. Cookie very kindly sent me a bumper bit but I am hoping I don`t have to use it

[quickcluck]

how about ukadex or net tex spray, they are stronger!

[Space Chick]

I'll try a new spray then. Thanks guys

 

I bought bumper bits just incase but I only want to use them if really necessary.

[sjp]

starfish started the same thing this evening had 3 good pecks of roadrunner ened up with a beack full of feather the first time

I thought barnbars were shy and timid she a right mare

[Abbey Road Girl]

A big mistake I made was to hope that feather-pecking could be stopped by tea tree oil spray, purple spray and optimism.

 

I would advise you, Debs, and anyone with that problem to (1) get bumper bits from Wernlas; (2) get someone to hold each chicken in a bath towel, securing the neck; (3) using the proper kind of circlips (available from auto shops--you need the straight-ended not the bent over kind--which expand when the handles are squeezed) then fit the bits.

 

It will make your chickens look a bit more like ducks (rounded bill) but you will gain tremendous peace of mind when you can feel that they will be unlikely to harm each other.

[sjp]

DebsL has harmony broken out yet