Put a torch in the house with the light shining towards the pop hole
they are attracted to the light.
Always worked for me

Hello it may sound strange but when I have had this problem in the past I have covered the bare patches with Vic Vapour rub, once the hen that is doing the pecking gets a taste you will find that she will not go back for another go.
This has always worked for me with no ill affects on the birds.

Good morning Heather I have had the same problem with one of my Hens also feather pecking mainly around the Vent and underneath. The way I stopped this was to use Vic vapour rub over the bald area, a good covering seems to have done the trick,stood back and watched, on the fist pecking attack the of...

Started with 6 ex Bats went down to 1 after 2 years but have added 3 light Sussex so know 4, Calculate that the original remaining ex Bat is about 5 years old, stopped laying about 8 months ago. But not about egg production.

Hello Richard I have been using Verm X pellets for a couple of years know and they seem very good.
Get mine from an animal feed place just of Love Lane in Faversham that is part of the Copdock Mill Group, I think I paid about £9.00 for my last bag.

Hi getting 1 or 2 double yokers a week at the moment from one of our new hens do not know how long it will last though as never had them before.

Hi Richard started with six ex Bats went down to one but have added another 3 so 4 in total.
The old ex Bat still going strong

I have 4 hens and are getting 3 to 4 a day, must be the Weather in Ashford

Hi Granny of 4 you can be as blunt as you wish , but did not know of this possible solution until I read the post today. As I have stated I am fairley new to keeping Hens and am open to advise hence the question.

Hi all thanks for the advice, I will try the belly bath and see what happens I will let you know.

I am fairy new to keeping hens I had six ex Bats know down to four.I have a poorley Hen up to a couple of weeks ago running around with the others and then and to date does not want to do anything, she is eating a little and drinking, but has a yellow discharge. She has been wormed with Flubevet, an...

Hi Bluebell last wormed about two weeks ago flubenvet the other three hens are ok

bluebell wrote:When did you last worm your hens and what with?

Hi Bluebell very informative post,I have a poorley hen with some of the symptoms that you discribe in paragraph 2 not moveing about unusual faeces etc got the symptoms but what is the answer to a cure or what is the illness I have lost two other Hens with the same sort of thig? Sooner or later we co...