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Chicken experts... why are my hens pecking my rooster
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:23 am
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:23 am
had these birds 2 weeks. 4 hens, one rooster. And now on bottom part of my roosters back he has a bald spot about the size of a nickel. Just started 3-4 days ago. I got some type of peck no more solution to put on it this weekend, but wondering what has caused the hens to start pecking at him.
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Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:26 am to oleyeller
are you sure the hens are pecking him? Mites will cause this too.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:28 am to tacotiger
how can i stop mites?
Im not sure the hens caused the damage...... but i have seen a couple hens pecking the dry spot that is there now.
Im not sure the hens caused the damage...... but i have seen a couple hens pecking the dry spot that is there now.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:39 am to oleyeller
Wish I could be of more help, but what cock doesn't like getting a little head from his lady friends?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:40 am to oleyeller
Tractor supply here had mite treatment drops.
Odds are it isn't the hens.
Odds are it isn't the hens.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:43 am to ChandlerB03
I have no idea here as I've never had chickens, but are the mites visible? Could the hens be pecking him because they are eating the mites?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:43 am to ChandlerB03
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Tractor supply here had mite treatment drops.
Odds are it isn't the hens.
really? That makes me feel better. I feel like i can treat the mites better than hens pecking him. Ive witnessed them pecking the spot at the vent of his feathers. And assumed they caused it
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:56 am to oleyeller
Because they like the cock? Maybe they are mating ...
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:09 am to Section225
lol.. no clue. But i dont want my rooster to be goin bald. I got him strictly to look at now he has a bald spot. None of the hens seem to be balding (other than some lower back damage from rooster humping them) Just odd at base of tailfeathers of rooster only. no blood or nothing, just a bald dry spot. And i notice hens walk by and will peck it
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:25 am to oleyeller
Do whatever it take so to cure King Edward
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:28 am to Carson123987
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whatever it take so to cure King Edward
he is kickn strong. Doesnt phase him any... just wana stop it before it gets out of hand. He aint gone win no purtiest rooster awards with a bald spot
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:48 am to oleyeller
Maybe there is a jealous hen peckin him because theres another hen getten more attention from the cock.
#jealousofthacock
#jealousofthacock
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:50 am to oleyeller
Like above poster said, the hens could be pecking mites.
Do the hens seem aggressive towards him? How much you get is said rooster?
Do the hens seem aggressive towards him? How much you get is said rooster?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 11:53 am to ChandlerB03
Watch out on how many times yall say cock now.... jorcon will come running 
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:00 pm to sonoma8
Those chickens are getting a pecker put in them every day by the rooster. They are just returning the favor with their peckers.
/turriblejoke
/turriblejoke
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:00 pm to ChandlerB03
hens do not seem aggressive at all towards him.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:05 pm to sonoma8
Me? You the one that starts or ends up in the dick threads. Fig
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:13 pm to oleyeller
hen-pecked?
This post was edited on 3/27/17 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:14 pm to oleyeller
This happens with chickens occasionally, they can be drawn to a sore or a red spot on another chicken and start pecking it. It can snowball as they make it worse to the point it kills them. It's what led the invention of chicken glasses.
I would separate the rooster from the others until the bald spot heals.
I would separate the rooster from the others until the bald spot heals.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 12:20 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
crazy as it sounds i ordered a chicken saddle to go over the rooster. hopefully gives him time to heal and wont be able to get pecked
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