Chicken bald back

[Old Speckled Hen]

They are lovely. I hope they all get on

[chickencam]

Never mind what they are, they are all pretty girls and will hopefully get your egg supply up and running again.

 

I am itching to get some youngsters too, but I will wait until the spring, because I haven't really got room at the moment. I have 2 elderly ladies in my Eglu, both 3 1/2 + so I will wait until at least one of them leaves me, I think. I am resigning myself to an egg free winter this year.

[Donna C]

They look great and thankyou for helping on cockerel/chicken. tried to reply to pm but am still learning.

[sparkysmum]

Vicki You dark horse New ladies are beautiful Love them & your temp set up. You can take your time with the intros this way. Love the names & the reasons for them. Wishing you lots of eggs soon But so sorry you lost your Millie & Maisie Alli x

[Chicken Shirl]

Beautiful friends your ES has.

[Chucky1]

Lovely girls ANH

[Lewis]

Look great

The intro area is ... plenty of room for them all!

 

 

Sorry to hear about your other 2 girls

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Oh dear, I never expected this . Jess is picking on Beth and has pecked a nasty raw patch on her back . No blood but it looks very sore .

 

I'm off to the vet with Riley soon so might see if they have something I can put on it (I don't have purple spray to hand ).

 

Any other ideas? Anti-Peck spray too?

[Plum]

That's not supposed to happen Sure vet will have something. Perhaps your introductions will be done quicker than expected to put her in her place.

 

In meantime would food dye disguise the wound?

[sparkysmum]

Oh no, did you get something sorted out at the vet's Hope peace breaks out soon. Alli x

[chocolatedog]

Ukadex is good for deterring pecking - you spray it on the chicken that is being bullied and the smell and taste are so disgusting that the other chickens won't peck it....only make sure you're covered head to toe yourself in old clothes as if you get the spray on you it stinks!!!!! I used it on Ginger a few times, but she got wise and when she saw me coming with the yellow rubber gloves and waterproofs she tried to do a runner!!!

[Ain't Nobody Here]

They didn't have purple spray or wound powder at the vets but I bought some Multiderm just till I can get to my horse supplies place where I hope I can get both.

 

Jess seems to leave Beth alone when they're freeranging but it's obviously when they're shut in the run that she pecks her. The wound doesn't look too bad - it's more like the feathers have been plucked rather than actual pecks to the flesh. I've cleaned it up and sprayed it but I'm a bit worried about tomorrow . I never thought I'd have to separate the new girls from each other .

[Purplemaniacs]

One of my new girls got bullyed, I had to seperate her as she was bleeding. She ended up in one of the dog crates in the WIR with the old girls around her. Then one of the other new ones started to be pecked so she got moved into another dog crate in the WIR. Now both the pecked girls are in the WIR with the two old girls, they seem to be ok with them just keeping my fingers crossed.

 

I still have the other two new ones in the eglu and extended run, I am worried about putting them in with the others in the WIR in case they go for the other two new ones again.

 

Who said keeping chickens was easy

 

Chrissie