Omlet Smart Autodoor - New in box

[Staffordmum]

Has anyone had any luck using these products?

 

We recently adopted 4 Lohmans, all in lay. They settled in really well with our girls and things seemed to going well.

 

We then thought our girls were in moult However, on closer inspection noticed it was actually the newbies pulling feathers from our girls only (not eachother) - mainly from the rear but also from the neck, chest and leg areas.

 

We immediately fitted them all with bumper bits and the problem eased for a while. Seems they've gotten used to them as they're at it again

 

The purchase and application of Nettex Anti-Feather Pecking Spray doesn't seem to have worked either

The 2 main cuplrits were removed last evening and we're closely watching the remaining 2 newbies. Regrettably, this cannot be a permanent solution as I'm looking to sell our Eglu

 

Anyone have any ideas? - all suggestions gratefully received ...

 

Kind rgds, Pat & Steve

[Redwing]

How new are the newbies?

 

I dont think you have much choice but to revert to the introduction phase, did they go through this originally??

[Staffordmum]

Sorry, very tired - could you explain the introduction phase" ?

 

desperately looking for anything we might've missed ...

 

Cheers!

[Egluntyne]

I think Redwing might be referring to **this**.

 

I'd hang on to that Eglu for a while longer.

 

The exbatts might need a bit of extra protein in their diet. Might be orth giving them some breeders pellets for a while, or a handful of mealworms to up their protein intake.