Avid-Myrtle Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Hi All After a two year absence, I have chickens again......so pleased My friend is leaving the UK so needed to re-home her 4 chickens One of them turned up with new feathers growing where the Bluebelle has pecked her but it was all healed, a week later the poor thing has a big hole in her new feathers again, I have got some purple spray which I will use tonight but should I remove the bluebelle for a couple of days - luckily my friend gave me her cube so I now have two houses. Or should I just treat and let them great on with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarkymite Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I'd start with the purple spray and see how it goes but keep a really close eye on it. If you do remove the perpetrator for a bit it might potentially "reset" the pecking order. Or you could try fitting her with a bumpa bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 The purple spray is an antiseptic, but it won't deter pecking. I would fit a bumpa bit straight away before there's any further damage. Double up on the feed stations and remove the bully into a broody cage within the run for a couple or three days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid-Myrtle Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 thank you for your advice, I wish I knew which one did the pecking - we think it is the bluebell but we are now letting them completely free range as they have bonded with the dogs (we did have an issue with the Polish Batum who was broody attacking the dogs) so the feathers are now coming back. Oh - BTW as the pen and GO UP was free we picked up 3 new hens from a BHWT re-homing day so 2 weeks in the pen then we will try to introduce them to the dogs and rest of chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
