counturchickens Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 After a good start with the 3 new girls one of them has been pecking the other 2's combs (all 3 ex batts). I think I am to blame as only left one small dish of food and the grub, which they don't seem to be getting on with! Donna and CJ had scratched and bloody combs when i got home from work. Managed to rig up a temp division in the run to separate them during the day, and only let the bully in to the house at bedtime. Have also prepared more feeding stations for tomorrow! I put Vaseline on the combs to stop the bully grabbing hold (read this somewhere). I do have some purple spray, should i use this on a comb? Also, should I separate the bully at this early stage (collected them sat). Its our second lot of ex batts but didn't have this issue last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poached Egg Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Sounds like you are doing the right thing , Definitely use the purple spray-chickens are attracted to red. Hope they settle down quickly for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I agree with PE. It will settle down in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
