tinkkletoes Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hi All i have for a while been watching my ladies preening each other, very lightly peaking and looking like they are taking great care. i have 3 ladies from an older flock ( ex-bat & 2 lohan browns) & 3 newish ladies ( 2 Months speckledys & black rock) they have finally integrated into 1 flock. they can be standing around or sun bathing and one might start preening the other. anyone of them can be doing it to any other. it doesn't last long and both seem fine about it. one thought is they might have red mite, but i haven't seen any sign in coop or on them. their manner hasn't changed and none are looking or acting lethargic. i have dusted them just in case and dusted the coop ( under the new bedding) has anyone else seen this action in their flocks, is is it just my girls bonding with each other ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 My Pekins preen each other quite often. The Wyandottes are too crotchety to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hi My kindly ex batts preen the others all the time in particular my oldest two. They stand there quite happily until they are all nicely groomed by the batts. So kindly, such gentle creatures Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acw295 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 I have 3 pekins and they preen each other while sunbathing. They get along very well though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Lovely None of my female birds would dare to groom each other, although I did have one matriach who allowed her most challenged (ie bottom of the pecking order) daughter to groom her, but woe betide anybody else who tried it However, I used to regularly see 4 LF hens happily stand about grooming their cockeral, 2 on either side of him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 As Daphne, I've seen hens preening a cockerel. But the only time I've seen a hen preen another was when they had lice on their neck. Spray of Frontline (not licensed for Poultry, as you know) and the 'preening' stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Ha ha Def no lice or any other creepie crwlie here, Beantree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
