Janepie33 Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Our new chicken is still being bullied after 6 months and I was just wondering if anti peck spray might deter the other chickens from pecking her all the time. Any recommendations gratefully received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 you could try a bumper bit on the bullying hen, as for anti peck sprays, ukadex worked for me but it does stink so wear old clothes your not bothered about as its hard to get the smell off and i have heard scarper is just as good you can get this from flytes of fancy, just remember to respray every few days, hope this helps just wandered could you seperate her with another hen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunkydoory Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Awful to deal with - one of our hens was really laid into to the point of canabalism We have struggled for nearly 2 years. Bumper bits have been the only solution. The anti-peck just didn't seem to do the trick. The bits, whilst tricky to get on, worked almost immediatley. The bullied hen seemed to realise that the agressive behaviour couldn't be followed through. Once the bits come off they need to be replaced immediately, otherwise in my experience it all starts again within a day or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeky girls Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 we are also going through our first bullying experience having had the ladies since September last year. One of them has had a moult and therefore has quite a lot of bare skin - her feathers are beginning to come through now though, thank goodness. BUT, the bare skin has been spotted and pecking is now taking place To be fair, it's too bad but still not nice. I have sprayed her with the anti-pecking spray but there still is some blood, pecking etc... She doesn't seem too traumatised by it though. I am intrigued about the bumper bits though - presumably you put them on the bully (ies) to stop them - where do you get them from?? Also, if pecking is happening would another option be to separate her from the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneyolktoanother Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 we are also going through our first bullying experience having had the ladies since September last year. One of them has had a moult and therefore has quite a lot of bare skin - her feathers are beginning to come through now though, thank goodness. BUT, the bare skin has been spotted and pecking is now taking place To be fair, it's too bad but still not nice. I have sprayed her with the anti-pecking spray but there still is some blood, pecking etc... She doesn't seem too traumatised by it though. I am intrigued about the bumper bits though - presumably you put them on the bully (ies) to stop them - where do you get them from?? Also, if pecking is happening would another option be to separate her from the others you can get the bumper bits from the wernlas collection, you send an sae and they will send you some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
