Chooks Aloud Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Will separation stop feather pecking? And if so, how long do you have to keep them separated for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom and Barbara Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 i'm not sure if it will but i'm guessing you'd still have pecking order sorting when they're reintroduced which may result in more pecking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Does separation from chocolate stop you from eating chocolate when it is put in front of you again....? I have come to the conclusion that feather-plucking is good fun and tastes nice. Fit a bumper bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I've read something similar Gallina - if they peck out quills when new feathers are growing, they are full of blood and supposed to be tasty and adictive. So that's how they get the habit. It's only a small jump from that to pecking at their flesh though and as soon as they see blood, the darned chooks won't stop pecking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
