xScrunchee Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 As some of you may be aware from my previous thread about having a nervous breakdown- I have a feather pecking hen that has worn a groove into her beak whilst wearing a bumper bit. (It is a bit not a ring). She is pecking my other two girls constantly and they both now have bald bums and Rose has a naked leg. I have tried everything I can think of but still she plucks them. Today I removed her BB and thought that I would try to re-fit one and see if I could get it to fit into her beak in a slightly different position so that it misses the groove and prevents her from closing her beak once more. I have taken the bit out and have been thinking of what I can do to modify the bumper bit and I have come up with this..................... I have cut out the actual 'bit part' from one bumper bit and have super glued it onto the 'bit' part of another bumper bit, so now I have a bumper bit with double the thickness which should-in theory mean that when she closes her beak the tips won't meet just like before she wore the groove into her beak. I want to see what people think of this invention before I go and stick it on her just in case anyone thinks of a reason that this would not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 As long as the glue is dry, I can't see a problem Brilliant idea! Hope it works and gives your other two a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Good luck. This could make you millions! Can you post a picture so that we can see exactly what you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted September 30, 2007 Author Share Posted September 30, 2007 Well, the new invention is now on her beak and it is holding her beak very slightly open-so, so far so good. Will the groove get deeper?? Will the super glue hold?? Mmm, now we will have to wait and see. If the superglue doesn't hold I will buy another type of glue-if the groove in her beak gets deeper and we are back to square one I think I will just carry on with the nervous breakdown I was planning I will try to take pics but I will have to make another one in order to do some step by steps. Maybe Laura &CTB would want it as she seems to be having the same problem. This time next year I'll be a miwnionaire!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 Get on to the patents office tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Sounds like a great idea Jay - certainly worth a try, now if you could please just come up with a way of stopping a chicken's beak growing whilst wearing a BB........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
