Stop Feather Picking FOR GOOD with These Simple Tips

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20 күн бұрын

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@bigdadens 4 күн бұрын

Do you know a goat person that’s as AWESOME as you? I love your style and the way you take time explain everything.

@lilyavery8230 18 күн бұрын

Look...there's a feather I'd like to pick with you...the real issue? You never said where you got that fantastic outfit! That, and I walk away from this being scolded...as soon as you said "flock block" I opened a new window and you're like "don't do that yet" and came right back...he he...my Lucy all of a sudden has a patch of feathers missing on her neck, and let me tell you - she has the best 80's hairdo of feathers on her, she be like "don't touch my hair" I had a chicken who started bullying intensely and sadly I re-homed her...now my flock is quiet again...literally the girls did NOT want to go to bed, so I made the decision for the betterment of my flock, I need peace. Don't judge me, please! Thanks for sharing! You're the best. :)

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

No judgement, ever! You’re doing great! ❤❤❤❤

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

Oh the romper is from Duluth Company!

@lsautomotive9150 13 күн бұрын

Lmao

@alison8725 6 күн бұрын

I have a situation where I have hens taking on the “rooster role” and I have a victim who looks like she has been over-mated by a roo. I know it’s happening because I witnessed her being mounted by the hens….what can I do about that?

@flatwaterbeliever7865 5 сағат бұрын

@@alison8725lol californiachick😂

@nogames8982 17 күн бұрын

For the last few years, I have fed all my chickens, no matter their age, grower feed in fermented mash form. And I have oyster shell on the side. They need the extra protein. I’ve never had any problems with feather pickers or egg eaters. and they seem to have much easier molts. They don’t lose nearly as many feathers. when most of them seem to go into molt in the fall, I actually will add some black oil, sunflower seeds daily. and don’t forget, chickens are not vegetarian. Get them out there to eat the bugs if possible. If not, give them meat. Or eggs.

@ajalicea1091 18 күн бұрын

No Pick works great. Use as needed. This is the first time I've had to use it for 2-3 years. Like you, I will wet the mash. I also ferment whole grain scratch. Once a week I will scramble up some eggs to give to my birds. When I use eggs, I save the egg shells and roast them. Once cooled, I'll crumble the shells and give back to the ladies.

@pamcoppernoll1004 17 күн бұрын

Nothing to do with chickens…Love your glasses

@daisygurl3601 19 күн бұрын

OMGosh! I bought the same romper from Duluth! You’re rockin’ it! Our barred rocks always look atrocious when they molt. As always, thank you for your wisdom. Continued blessings…daisy

@linda7999 4 күн бұрын

I just bought your book. I am now impatient as I await delivery!

@WelcometoChickenlandia 4 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@BrenReaume-df2wu 19 күн бұрын

I have had feather picking in my flock and the feathers are not growing back. I've tried some different powders you mix with food but nothing. I do ferment there feed but extremely high temps here and they stopped eating it. Now I wet it..I had a hen who has been having laying issues and white stuff oozing from vent. The other chickens went crazy picking at her until she started bleeding. It happened so fast. It wouldn't stop bleeding so my first Vet visit. Her vent was damaged. I've isolated her even after a bath two still went after her vent. I'm praying they will stop because I know she doesn't like being in there. She has a lot of room and it's inside my covered run. Funny how they can't be apart but first sign of blood and all in for the kill...love all your videos 😊

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

I hope she recovers quickly and peace returns to the flock!

@missvenomdoll6 18 күн бұрын

I have partridge silkie who is a year and 3 months old. She just molted recently and her feathers came back black! She’s gorgeous! I was shocked. Her molt was rough. I honestly thought she was getting picked on. Her name is bluey. Now I’ll have to call her black beauty ❤

@keviniverson5569 18 күн бұрын

Things that stress chickens out like loud noises....... like all the 4th of July fireworks in our neighborhood......😅

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

Not looking forward to that!

@lisagayhart2482 14 күн бұрын

I learned the hard way … when we had bad feed from the store . Chickens are omnivores. They need some meat .fish also do something similar if they starving for protein. Tuna, raw hamburger, chopped hot dogs. I also do bugs

@Afarmsteadjourney 18 күн бұрын

Dahlia, this video was a very timely one for me. I'm so glad that you posted it. I'm having problems with 2 feather pickers in my flock. They're not doing it out of aggression. They are doing it impulsively and opportunistically. all but a couple of the other chickens have lost feathers to them. And they are indeed eating the feathers. I feed all of them both mash and crumbles, but they like the mash the most. I also give them black soldier fly larvae and black oil sunflower seeds with their scratch grains when they get treats. I think that your idea about fermenting the mash is brilliant because I've noticed that the group go through a lot of oyster shells that I put out as a supplement. This tells me that they're not eating the parts of the feed that they need for calcium, so it stands to reason that they could be missing other valuable nutrients that are causing them to exhibit this behavior. I also think that they might be a bit crowded on their roost. I need to space the two bars farther apart. I've been negligent in doing this because it's going to require me to do a bit of deconstruction of parts of the coop. Additionally, until recently, all eight of the girls were trying to use one of the two nesting boxes. I decided to put a fake egg in both of them, and now they lay in both boxes. They are prolific layers, so I believe that they could use a few more nesting boxes, so I have purchased 4 more that I will be assembling and placing in their coop. And finally, while they do have 10 square feet per chicken in the run, I'm going to steal some of the space from the coop that my older chickens are in because they have a lot more than they need and incorporate it into their run. Thanks for the great tips! Sorry to be so "long winded!" 😄

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

I read the whole thing! Sounds like you have a great setup. ❤

@Afarmsteadjourney 18 күн бұрын

@@WelcometoChickenlandia thanks so much! 🥰

@Sasklahoma 17 күн бұрын

OMG have you seen the stone cottage chicken coop on “my self reliance” I would love to hear your comments.

@BonnieWork 16 күн бұрын

I love all the info that you give on caring for chickens. I didn’t know anything when I got mine one year ago. Thank you, and I think you new jumpsuit is cute.

@krickette5569 18 күн бұрын

President Dahlia, I got your book in the mail today and this evening there you were in Sow The Land's video! How fun is that! I've already started reading your book and once I finish it I am giving it to my Doctor. She and her hubby just bought 3 acres and want to start a flock of chickens. I figured your book would be a good way for them to learn.

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@cryptor3hab300 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for your guidance. It’s 4th of July and my teenage chicks are unsettled. I’m now sitting on a bucket with my German Shepherd in the coop. They are so much more settled! Also I realized because of the extra sized coop and roosting bars, low chick on the totem pool was alone. I took one out and she’s no longer on her own! Thank you for all you do and share. BTW, I have a t-shirt on the way. 😘

@WelcometoChickenlandia 17 күн бұрын

Did you order a t-shirt from the Chickenlandia store? I didn’t see an order come in and I want to make sure I didn’t miss it. I was at a conference and now that I’m back I’m sick! Let me know if you ordered something so I can check if I missed it. ❤️

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@@WelcometoChickenlandia I certainly did. Order #9711. Take care of yourself, and feel better soon!!

@WelcometoChickenlandia 15 күн бұрын

I see the order! It says it was delivered on the 26th. Have you received it?

@cryptor3hab300 15 күн бұрын

@@WelcometoChickenlandia No, I hope I didn’t miss-type my address!

@cryptor3hab300 15 күн бұрын

@@WelcometoChickenlandia I found it! I know it hasn’t been that long since I picked up my mail, especially since there only 2 pieces of junk mail. Now on to opening the package!

@wandarettinger5674 12 күн бұрын

I had some feather picking...rooster booster to the rescue and diced liver.

@cowgirlprepper86 19 күн бұрын

FANTASTIC video! My husband is listening and nodding his head as I exclaim, “Isn’t this great? This explains all the feathers in the dust bath. It’s a big dust bath, sandbox-style. The feathers are only in there and not in other places.

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@user-3L3C12cR 18 күн бұрын

I love the jumper shorts. I found a chicken shirt. Love it

@SundryTalesOfConstance79WESTY 18 күн бұрын

Nooice! 😎 STOC

@patty9265 18 күн бұрын

Love your outfit and that color looks good on you. Out of my 6 one year old hens had one who was low on pecking order and now that my 5 , three month old are out she's pecking the feathers out of them. Hope that doesn't happen when my 12 day old get out there. Going to go watch that video. Thanks

@cindy-dwellings-theheartof7858 18 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!!!

@kimberlyraz6343 11 күн бұрын

Something else to check for....look at your other frizzles and see if they are molting now. I have noticed that mine seem to have a different molting schedule than my regular chickens and right now ALL of my frizzles look pretty sad lol....if that is the case, then she'll probably feather back out good by late fall. I think that they may just need longer to complete a hard molt so that is why they start in spring and go till fall.

@lucybeevor9148 17 күн бұрын

Love your outfit!!!!!! 😀

@cindy-dwellings-theheartof7858 18 күн бұрын

Great info! You mentioned linking a “all about feed” video…will you share please? I always wondered about all that powdery stuff left in the scratch and peck feed…I will start to wet or ferment!!!

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

Oops I forgot to put that in the description. I’ll do that now!

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

Here you go! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i9qhesWq0szYnX0.htmlsi=LdW_kyTDqR9_hthE

@infinitelyblessed359 19 күн бұрын

THank you!!!I've got more work to do in the coop. This was soooo helpful :)

@WelcometoChickenlandia 18 күн бұрын

You're so welcome!

@amberlee7777 14 күн бұрын

Adorable Romper!!! I didn't see the Flock Block recipe? I have a sassy chicken that pecks the girls when she is on the roost or if they don't get up there fast enough. I scold her but she doesn't listen lol. I try to pick her up and hold her and tell her to settle down, but she keeps doing it, only at night time though. and they have a lot of room on the roost, they actually won't even use the full length of it, they scrunch SO close together all the time lol.

@WelcometoChickenlandia 14 күн бұрын

If they’re not losing feathers from it I wouldn’t worry. That’s normal pecking order behavior and it’s important for her to maintain her status. Here’s the recipe! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oqmgaKR219eZkmQ.htmlsi=YAkEchWiZb19p1na

@cassiec9961 19 күн бұрын

What's the difference between picking feathers vs molting? I'm my experience the first molt is horrifying. But honestly I'm not fully sure. My second year chickens are gorgeous but I've got two that I'm not sure what's going on. Thank you in advance. You are so awesome!!

@1MSally1965 19 күн бұрын

Feather picking the cause. Molting is where the feathers fall out on their own. Chickens replace all their feathers once a year. My chickens molt late fall and it looks like someone killed a bunch of chickens in there! It’s insane how many feathers they lose!

@greatfulchristian4314 18 күн бұрын

Ty mrs President Of chickenlandia :)

@brendascott4191 19 күн бұрын

Love your outfit

@bluevoid5171 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I have 5 hens that run my yard and they have 10 different spots to lay there eggs and they all fight over ONE SPOT. It sucks cause when one hen goes broody.....she had all the hens eggs under her cause they won't lay anywhere else

@lakota123max 16 күн бұрын

hii im glad u went over this subject! i have 8 hens that have free rein over my entire backyard and are very fat and happy...but...and a big but....the orpington that is the favorite of everyone is feather picking the lead hen that is a wyandotte.....this is the first year she has done this so bad! There is a problem with the lead hen...she is lame on her left hip and has been like this for the last 4 yrs ...she came like that...and it has never been a problem... she is still the lead hen....but at nite when they are in the coop Isabelle picks her feathers...sometimes outside too when they are laying under the bushes resting...i am torn between removing the lame lead hen...or getting a saddle for her ? i am looking at Amazon right now and i dont really know what to do...i cant ferment their feed right now because it is too hot...when i did try it none of my hens would eat it lol . love ur show!!!

@angelareynolds1111 18 күн бұрын

Omg I ❤ your outfit!!!! Soooo cute!!! I'm dealing with this problem with my chickens that I adopted!! Its been so atressful. Ive been feeding them scratch and peck!!

@marklese984 18 күн бұрын

I have a hen that thought she wanted to be broody and she plucked her belly feathers off.....then she gave up after like a week lol

@mickybearden9641 19 күн бұрын

Awesome Jumpsuit!!! Love Love

@dncnews.510 18 күн бұрын

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@pernillemikkelsen3705 19 күн бұрын

Where did you get the cool jumpsuit 🤩?

@SaundraGrenard 11 күн бұрын

How did you integrate her into the flock

@dixiehulings9082 18 күн бұрын

First time chicken mom and I want to make a first aid kit for chickens. Have you made a video on this? I looked through some of your videos but didn't see it.

@jnorahmacleod8 12 күн бұрын

Hi Dahlia, you mentioned dust bath pecking is just preening. My (2) 10 month olds have been together from the start but recently one of them feather picks the other-only when she’s resting?! I’ve done it all including the pick-no-more however that stuff made it worse. It was like covering the pecked chicken with special sauce and now she’s more delicious than ever to the bad chicken. Why is bad chicken being such a jerk?

@joyg8904 18 күн бұрын

3 chick's were feather picked, and drew blood. They won't leave the littlest alone. But i have no room to reintegrate. In a dig crate with the flock. What to do with the cannibals???

@michellesparks1590 18 күн бұрын

HI! I really appreciate your videos. I live in the Bellingham area and was wondering if you have any suggestions for dealing with a rooster problem. We need to rehome 5 Black Australorp boys. :( Do you know of a good place. I am hoping to avoid craigslist as we have already got some weird responses.

@silviadias7791 18 күн бұрын

Earlier this year I lost a hen to a coyote, and ever since then the flock dynamics have changed. I have one hen (Cassy) who I thought had gone broody, but in reality she was hiding in the nesting boxes. I knew she was being picked on and put some blue kote on her neck. As long as it stayed on she didn't lose feathers. I saw that the other hens and the rooster were aggressive to her so I separated her to her own area. I tried putting a hen in with her that she grew up with and they immediately started fighting. Cassy has since started re-growing her feathers. It took about 2.5 weeks for her to start laying again. She has tried a few times to get into the other outdoor run to be with them. Today I saw the rooster and a few hens trying to get to her through the fence. I believe the flock has disowned her completely. Do I get another hen or a rooster of her very own?!

@sandraschuehlein-post292 6 күн бұрын

I need so much help. This is my first time having chicken . I have 2 silkies, and they are very broodie, and I closed the netting boxes, and they won't stop being broody. It has been 2 months since. They even lay outside the coop and won't move. I know it has been really hot, but I have fresh water electrolytes in the water misters and pools of water. I am lost. Should I just leave them?

@aphillips5376 18 күн бұрын

I have can Eglu Cube with a 9 x 13 run for 3 chickens. The floor is sand but I do let them out on the grass to graze almost every day for an hour or two. Have seen definite feather picking. One is really bad, almost 30 - 40%. What would you suggest? I live in the suburbs and can't really get a bigger coop right now, but they don't use it during the day except to lay eggs. Any help would be appreciated.❤

@shoshanahsusanbrenner2224 19 күн бұрын

Over half my flock looks really bad...I also have a rough rooster who breaks the feathers off the wings.......there is a very large section of feathers missing in front of the tail feathers on most of the chickens.

@sandypipher5846 19 күн бұрын

My Hyline Browns all do this feather picking. 😢 They do eat the little feathers, they will pull out tail feathers and wing. They have everything on you check list. I even removed the biggest problem chicken for 3 weeks, didn't change her habbit. I re homed her, to a mixed flock with a rooster, then she stopped! But everyone else continues. I have heard that this breed is prone to this behavior???