Chickens Molting Or Something Else? 9 REASONS Chickens LOSE Feathers And What To Do About It!

[@Random_Username_5]

Thank you so much, my chickens have been losing their feathers and I had no clue. This has helped me take care of them much better.👍🏻

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Glad it was helpful

[@tewasgardenkirkland450]

Nice job explaining everything to the tee, husband&I are new homesteaders& chicken owners& this video will help a lot with our small flock

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome. Glad it was helpful.

[@frankiefernandez710]

I Watches 4 other videos, all em didn't get to the point after 5 min. Your videos are concise and large flowing amounts of information vs fluffy thank you very very much for that and keep on doin what your doing!!!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You’re welcome. Glad the video was helpful.

[@deborahfielding2285]

Thanks so much! My girls look just like the one you showed at the end. I will definitely look to up their protein.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome.

[@VeryMiley]

Awesome video. One off the best and comprehensive ones on the observation of chickens losing feathers

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Glad it was helpful

[@cathyhanley8658]

Elector PSP was the only thing that got rid of the mites. I kept vacuuming out the coop and putting down de. They came right back. One dose of Elector PSP on the chickens, soaked the inside of the coop and sprayed the outside of the coop. I even sprayed the ground and now they are gone. I have a lot of wild birds that literally fly into the coop, so I will keep treating until I find a way to keep the wild birds out. It was so distressing to see the mites on my chickens. PSP is very expensive, but it lasts a long time. There is a lady on KZbin that sells enough for one gallon.

[@sweetvaughn4402]

You sir are very helpful. Thank you for these videos

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Glad we could help

[@firewalkerg11]

Thanks for the info. We are new with chickens and this helped us a lot 😊

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome

[@Damselfly54315]

Mine are molting for the first time, its like a feather pillow exploded in the coop and yard, lol...So uping their protein and nutrients till they are thru it!

[@angelinebrasier9882]

Thankyou very much for a very informative video! My girls are having their first molt. They are doing ok. You have beautiful hens.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome!

[@strictlyconservative8777]

This is a truly great and very informative video.

[@brittanyash8340]

Thank you for this video. We drove 1.5hrs to go get 100 chickens today, and some of those chickens looked fuuudged up. I mean, a lot of them look bad, and we weren't leaving that place without chickens. Your video helps me out a lot. Thank you.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome. I hope everything worked out.

[@AllderHouse]

Funny blooper on mice and lights! LOL

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thanks. That day was a rough one. I think I took that sequence about 10 times. lol

[@texastornado1195]

Thank you for this information ❤ I bought chicks early spring 2022. My flock has done great but molting now, definitely concerned me due to not knowing 100% if what i was seeing was molting or something else. Again thank you for giving all of these reasons of feather loss. Definitely subscribed to your channel.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You’re welcome

[@robertcastello2961]

Excellent informative video. Dixie General Store Heflin Alabama

[@AshGreen359]

What makes a Snake a threat? My friend saw one get into his coop and his chickens gleefully tore it apart and ate it.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

They eat eggs and small chicks. Larger snakes can take out full size chickens. Chickens will and do tear apart smaller snakes.

[@codysnell]

Excellent video. I have lots of chickens missing feathers and my girls are looking sad. I’m starting to treat them and the coop with DE, and I’ll up their protein as well.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. Hope you get them back to health soon.

[@lucindamuniz2100]

Omgossh now I’m seriously wondering if my girl is really molting good information and fresh ideas of what might be happening with her

[@graithos]

Good info, thank you. Hopefully the higher protein does the trick. Good luck!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you

[@myrhodeislandreds3885]

Good info. I feel more prepared for the future.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Awesome!

[@atomicsnowflake2130]

Great information. Thank you :)

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Glad it was helpful!

[@valerie4975]

Great vid! My chickens have Marek's so I am always battling some new thing.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thanks. Sorry your chicks are sick.

[@gracecanon2872]

Very good,informative video as usual. Thank you.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@bonnievarnes2822]

I have started dusting my Chicken Coop and run area regularly with DE. My chickens are young 7 months old. I am going to install a dusting box in the hen house and run. These dusting boxes are 3ft by 3ft. I am going to put DE, Wood ash, and fine sand in each dusting box. I am hoping this will eliminate Lice and Mites from getting to my chickens.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That should be enough to eliminate all lice and mites.

[@jessicacummins5498]

Hi! Thanks for this. How long after increasing their protein did it take for you chickens bottoms to return to normal? Currently experiencing this with mine.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome. It didn't take too long. Maybe a week and a half.

[@love_4_life865]

Great summary. Thank you!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nashwaran473]

Also we increased the run area to the maximum we could Still we recon we have more chickens for the area. Since we attached to them adore them so much We could not give away some What can we do to get them out of border We do let them out three or four half an hour free range time per day Simply because of our garden as well as for urban foxes around We make sure some one is around them entire free range time

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I am not sure. I do not free range my chickens at all.

[@nashwaran473]

@Country Living Experience: A Homesteading Journey how do you keep the bordem level down then you.ust have got large area

[@rhoschellyn3240]

really informative, thanks!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome

[@AJBeetle1]

Great video, thank you

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome

[@AJayK610-18]

I use 30% feed bascially chick starter during fall and winter

[@marieweaver6894]

Mice and lites! Ok, got it! 😂 Good info, thanks.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

lol. Thanks!

[@AshGreen359]

I mix my own feed, are there any place to get trace mineral supplements for them?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You can check at your local rural feed store.

[@nashwaran473]

Hi thanks for the video At the moment we are having this issue trying to deal with so many ideas with little success One of the latest one is no pecking clips on Please let us know food will help us with additions of protein

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Yes, adding a food with higher protein content will help. I don't know what a pecking clip is.

[@JohnSmith-cn9pt]

Thank you!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome!

[@kimberlyion]

Love the Sparty Hat. Go green

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Go White!

[@gosiarhomecooking5123]

Thank You for a great information:)

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You’re welcome

[@shantelarton4623]

Very helpful thank you!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome

[@FloraM44]

Thanks for this! Will have to figure out what the cause is but I'm glad I no longer have to assume it's mites! If they're pecking as part of preening, is there anything you should do about that?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome. Nothing to really do about preening. They will stop.

[@lynnwhite3503]

I recently had to increase my protein in the feed also. Mine free range during the day, but there is not much around this time of year. Was not getting ANY eggs, but it has increased.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

So glad you are getting more eggs now. It is amazing how much diet can affect them.

[@alicianneboyle2443]

🐓 Hi thank you for sharing. My chicken feathers have been missing also she stopped laying eggs. What should I do???🐓

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You’re welcome. Observe the chicken and find out the reason. Investigating is first.

[@leogiberson5046]

I have a hen that seems to be pulling the feathers out of my roosters neck. She is the only one that does it. I increased the protein anyway. I have a decent run and let them free range in the yard everyday and all day on weekends. I think she has been doing it for quite some time. It started out as a small patch. I thought i had a mite problems but it must have been when she started doing it. She only does it to him, and he lets her do it. I think its a bad habit that she formed because she likes to be around him and groom him alot. Im gonna keep her separated for a week and hopefully she will cut it out. If i let her out and she goes right back to doing it im gonna trade her.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Chickens are interesting. I have never seen one hen over groom a rooster before. Separating them should help. You might want to give it a couple of weeks.

[@johnrowland9369]

Hi I have five n for the last to day two have the tails low against the floor there chest is bolding but on it using it’s wings for balance am watching them cleaned .what protein u give them I use layers pellets and wall told that’s all they need

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I use high protein pellets, cat food, and meal worms

[@juliel8720]

thank you so much

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome

[@smile_doc5125]

Thank you for this! I have a frizzle easter egger and she looks pitiful- her neck feathers are completely missing and other patches of feathers thinning- we havent seen any bullying and she is happily eating and laying . We are so confused what to do to help her or if this is normal molting for this breed. ( but its spring?).

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It could be just molting.

[@smile_doc5125]

@@CountryLivingExperience Thank you!

[@tammiedunbar6166]

Broody hens loose feathers to the breast area for incubation to keep the eggs warm for the developing chicks.

[@sherreeroper7656]

My girl is in a heavy molt. It's cold outside and she's free range. Thing is that she's not eating much and one eye is closed..her feathers are growing in but she acts sad. She's 5yrs old.

[@chihuahuamartin24]

So upping the protein percentage in the feed is okay all the time? You said you use a 20% protein feed , will you use that indefinitely? Right now our hens are on a 17% feed… same brand you pictured… we had a rooster that caused some damage to feathers on our hens, one more so than the others… we haven’t had him now for a few months but the one hen still hasn’t grown back her new feathers..

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Yes, it is ok all the time to keep them on the high protein.

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I hope raising their protein stops the problem, that poor girl is almost naked and it has to be painful to have the feathers snatched out. Thankfully I don't have any girls missing feathers and not a lot of extreme bullying. The pecking orders were established months ago, however I will be integrating young point of lay pullets in with my layers in three weeks. I've had them side by side in big runs, so hopefully no major problems. It's gone well doing this way in the past. Maybe you could get the high protein powder the weight lifters use to sprinkle in their food, just a thought.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

They have already stopped since I added the new feed. They also have a "stop pecking" spray I put on them for an added layer of protection.

[@Mike-iz9km]

Thanks chicken daddy!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Anytime.

[@cohenkamaus6639]

Are there any types of food you recommend that is high in protein??

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Find a high protein feed or give them a few handfuls of cat food a few times per week.

[@LadyMaryanne]

@@CountryLivingExperience Great video, thank you ❗ Do you think it may be ok to feed the cat food to quail as well ❓Thanks again 💐

[@CountryLivingExperience]

@@LadyMaryanne I think quail are too small to eat the cat food.

[@LadyMaryanne]

​@@CountryLivingExperiencethank you for responding. Yes I thought so too, I was wondering if perhaps I could crumble it up a little bit . Thanks again, blessings to you and your family❤🕊

[@CountryLivingExperience]

@@LadyMaryanne Yes, you could probably crush it up to a size small enough for them to ingest.

[@billmoore8740]

Good video... Like the "mice and lites" slip..a little humor. ;-) . I have one chicken who has lost her feathers on her breast, and it has been about a year. All other chickens look good (6 total). Seems in good spirits, but they don't regrow? Not sure why? Again, good video...

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. Not sure why yours are not regrowing. I had one get pecked bad and they didn't regrow for a while but they eventually did.

[@Jason-copper1776]

Sir, great video. I'm looking for some assistance. I have a black australorp and she is missing feathers on her belly between her legs and up the breast a little bit . No bullying or reddening; looks like they just disappeared. Clean environment and plenty of food, water and protein - protein in the form of chicken food and meat scraps or fish. No signs of feathers in the coop or pen. I am worried about it because I don't know whats going on. Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

In that area on her, she could just be preening. They will come back eventually.

[@DorisTheChicken3013]

Racoons were attacking my chickens, killed a few. I think my bald hen, got attacked (her comb is missing as well). Is there anything I can don to help her?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You can put some Vetricyn on her comb so it will heal. You can find it at the pet store or feed store. You have to secure your chicken coop or you will not have any chickens left.

[@benbrgr9]

Hey so Ive got 3 birds. 1 hen is currently suffering from a large bare spot on her back that goes down under her left wing. Im thinking its feather pecking feom another hen but im scared it may be mites and or lice

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It could be many things. Check all possibilities and start to rule out things. It also could be a rooster who is getting aggressive while mating.

[@ladyvirgo013]

I swear by DE, thank You

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You’re welcome

[@angietorok8389]

How do I separate hens when I only have one coup? And should the trouble making hen be alone all the time?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You will have to partition off a space in your coop for the trouble hen. Or build something quick and small for her.

[@ginavalone631]

I am new to chicken mom. So my hens are losing feathers on their back, so I removed roosters and put a little bit of bag balm on it to protect the skin. Is that ok and will the feathers come back. I feel awful for not knowing what to do sooner.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That is normal. Roosters do that to hens when they mate (which is constant). Buy something called a saddle for your hens.

[@ginavalone631]

@@CountryLivingExperience I did have aprons on them but it didn't help much , maybe I was to late to add. I did bring the girls in the house a couple days before moving the roosters. I feed them crumble, mealworms, cracked corn and left over veggies and fruit. I have bought scratch would that help.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

@@ginavalone631 A good diet is fine but the feathers will take time to grow back. It is not a big deal and is normal. You will need to put the roosters back with your hens eventually.

[@DrColg8]

I have one cage section of 12 with 3 birds now (started with one, lethargic hen) that have bare rump patches and small scabs. The first to show this now a patch on the wing almost as if a mouse was gnawing on the shafts. She keeps her eyes closed and stands in the corner for 2 weeks now. I took her out and put her in isolation. Best nutritional feed and calcium available on the market (22%/3%). Seems like there is a skin infection

[@CountryLivingExperience]

She could have mites.

[@winniecash1654]

I would've said mice and lites too. 😆

[@CountryLivingExperience]

😆

[@ladylilium7143]

I love your shirt

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you

[@kellyh4052]

I have 19 hens and 2 roosters, they are 11 months old as of today. It started with one hen and within a week half my chickens are losing feathers horribly, mostly on their backs. They have protein, space, nutrition etc... They have a large coop inside the barn and a very large run, both completely wrapped in hardware cloth and we really don't have predators. They seem very chirpy and happy. I don't see any bullying going on. I would think that at 11 months they would be to young to molt? I live in the South, would they molt in February? I really would appreciate any answers you could give me. Thank you for this video!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome. Some say that chickens molt in late summer/early fall. Mine molted in December this year (I am in Texas) (they have done it at other times previous years). That molt lasted until early Feb. Chickens will usually have their first molt at 16 to 18 months old. Make sure they have enough calcium or they will pull out each others feathers and eat them. Give them some crushed oyster shell.

[@kellyh4052]

@@CountryLivingExperience Thank you! I do give them oyster shells. I am in the process of adding dried egg shells in their food as well. They just seem so young to be molting.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

@@kellyh4052 They are too young to molt for sure.

[@richardmartin4245]

I have 2 chickens they are free range and sleep in a tree we have in the middle of the backyard one of the lost there tail and lost there feathers around the breast area is that something I should be worried about ?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

She could be preening or the other one is pecking on her.

[@richardmartin4245]

I’m assuming she preening then since the one that lost her feathers always bothers my other chicken

[@cchivers2665]

I have a hen that has somehow lost feathers along her neck, including the back and just under her beak now. No rooster, no obvious signs of lice or bullying. If anything, she does the bullying. What could be wrong?

[@jjh4992]

New chicken mama. Got 4 chicks, 2 turned out to be rooster. Got rid of 1 rooster and got 4 more hens. Mine has missing feathers under her chin. She is of 4 new ones. The two older ones won't let them out of the coop until they go in around 5 pm. One of the new 4 cut head open jumping up in coop and other ones were pecking at her so I had to take her out. This has become a nightmare after only a year.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Chicken behavior and pecking orders are very difficult to deal with sometimes. It can be stressful but at the end of the day it is what it is.....unfortunately.

[@phillyfan100champs5]

I am having an issues that I cannot find much info on. Maybe you can help. I volunteer at a rescue and they have tons of chickens to several pens. The chickens in two of the pens are ripping tail feather out and some of them have a bare rear on top not under like I see on this video. I’ve looked and looked and can’t find any info on this. Any help is helpful:

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That is common and it happens because they are in smaller spaces and are bored. Chickens need something to do all the time. If they can't find it, they pick on each other. Pulling out tail feathers is the first thing they do when they get bored.

[@tipr8739]

clover is a good source of calcium. my chickens destroy the clover in our yard

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Good addition for sure.

[@stevenwood7131]

5:37 on the barred rock ( middle chicken)...is that lice/mites?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Nope. These have never had lice or mites.

[@angiea8022]

Deep Blooming mites they will need medicine for? Can you explain a little further, please?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Depluming mite. If your chicken gets those, you will need to seek medicine from a vet. No over the counter medicine will work for them.

[@RedpilledPatriot]

I have the feathers missing on the neck but I have no rooster when I pick her up she losing feathers by the hand full of

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Sorry bro. I have never run into something like that before. If they are just falling out like that, she could potentially be scared of a predator? I am not sure.

[@michaelabo-abo7913]

My 1 hen had a bald spot at the back eventhough our rooster is not aggressive and we have a lot of hen. She always get a huge bald spot at the back before brooding. Maybe she’s the one pulling her feathers.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

They roosters make bald spots on the backs of hens when mating.

[@melissastory2115]

What about on their tops? Like rite before their tail feathers???

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That is from pecking while they are on the roosting bar.

[@slayer1112man]

Ok so I got silkies. Only got 4 . So let them out yesterday and everything was fine couple hrs later I noticed one laying by itself. So I go with treats an he gets up. But he was not moving very well. So he was laying in middle by food and water was eating fine .so the next day he didnt want come out. So with some looking over his leg was broken. So we put him in a box an splint his leg. Today he won't move but he is breathing shallow. Doesn't seem too be sick or nothing but you think he could got In a fight an got internal injuries? I did notice one morning he was getting picked on but my wife says she hasn't seen them pick on him. Any thoughts?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It could be anything but it sounds like she is extremely stressed because of the injury. It should subside but beyond that I am not sure.

[@DrColg8]

Peck no more (teaberry flavored goo that's distateful) applied to aggressive mating area (back of neck) can slow down the mating area feather loss.

[@TraciMoon]

We are getting 90F day and 40F at night. We have chickens and it’s in their neck and chest

[@vanessajohnsonrealtor3240]

Ok Hi , I hope you respond quickly I have the same chicken at 5:38 and her bottom is balled just like that, now I've been told that she's egg bound and to soak her in warm water, can you please tell me what this is and why..thank you

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I am not aware of an egg bound chicken losing feathers because of that condition. Usually the egg getting stuck happens fast and the chicken will be panting, has a fast respiratory rate, won't want to move ,and won't want to eat.

[@vanessajohnsonrealtor3240]

@@CountryLivingExperience thank you, it turns out she wasn't egg bound, I just have to up her protein she laid an egg today and she was never lethargic, she was eating and playing around just fine, when I saw her hairless bottom I got scared, and ran to the internet and got a bunch of this and that, but thank God she's ok 👍🏾

[@CountryLivingExperience]

@@vanessajohnsonrealtor3240 Glad she is ok.

[@lpmoron6258]

My broodies have not picked feathers from their chest. I have for that insist on being mothers. Three or four times a year!

[@Flyonyourwall]

If my neighbor has a rooster less than 2 acres away could his noise echo and make my girls broody??

[@MommaHonu7]

At 5:38 you show chickens that have bare bottoms, what was the cause for that? It wasn’t labeled. Was it protein deficiency or bullying?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Neither. That vid clip of the bare butts was just inserted to give an example of how they look sometimes. Each owner must determine what their chicken is experiencing. For mine, in this case, it was molting.

[@MommaHonu7]

@@CountryLivingExperience Thank you for the response. Only had my girls a hint less than a year, and I worry about them like toddlers lol. Appreciate your videos!

[@jerricojane]

Thank you, my black sex link is getting picked on. I am getting an apron for her but just noticed her belly is bald. So I'm worried. Can I put Castor oil on it?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

She could be just preening on her belly/chest. If it is bloody, that is a different story. If there are wounds spray Vetericyn.

[@lucindamuniz2100]

I’m having issues with my two hens losing feathers on their bottom and I know it’s not their nutrition have been giving them extra protein hmm

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Could be molting.

[@lucindamuniz2100]

Omgossh one has been losing feathers since October lol thanks for all your information and your videos they are blessing to this first time chicken owner 🙏

[@kathleenkeane4364]

I mentioned canableisem in chickens, think I pressed incorrect button in reply.,can reply again

[@TheRealFourFifths]

Him: Now i don’t want you to panic if your chickens lose feathers. Me: Panicking

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I'll tell you again...don't worry. Just assess and take care of the issue.

[@bettiefincher5486]

What it means to be broody?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

It means they want to sit on their eggs to hatch them.

[@WeEvolveDance]

Awesome video. I however disagree with the worms and larva. They take calcium away from the chickens eggs. We stopped giving them those items and their eggs got stronger than before.

[@johnwalters7415]

Some of my hens have wing feathers missind

[@kainoacosta5748]

I was worried for my chicken in till I saw this video. My chicken was just brooding for rotten eggs 🥚.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Glad we could help.

[@Reggienothers]

1:29 now i realised why only broody hens that i got molted for good and they are now full of feathers i have 3 roosters and they all made 14 hens ugly

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Yep

[@Reggienothers]

@@CountryLivingExperience thanks for replying me, can you give me best tips to grow rooster tail back? My rooster's have no tails it's like hens are eating spikes that turn into feathers

[@CountryLivingExperience]

@@Reggienothers The only thing I can recommend is separating them until they grow back. Have two coops like I do.

[@Reggienothers]

@@CountryLivingExperience my uncle is making huge cage but old one is for 2 month old chicks he is not gonna make one for seperating, oh wait i can use broody cage thing is i need for rooster that is leading flock and i don't think if he is gonna calm down his tail feathers are like broken in the skin and some aren't growing again i'm thinking to pull old feathers and mist them with water

[@julieverma1865]

What if they have alot of food and water

[@CountryLivingExperience]

There are many other reasons. You need to explore them all.

[@onthefarmwithsmokymist47]

I wanted to order, but your link isn't working.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I will check it in a little while. Thanks for the heads up

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Which exact link are you referring to? There are 30 of them.

[@Autoshyne79]

My Wynot molted and then her feathers just never came back right

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That happens in rare occasions

[@sharoncourt75]

snapshot, found out my best hen was sick cause she lost her head feather, she fall ill Mareks kill her, there should be a reason to be alarm

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Mareks is a bad disease.

[@cindybordes6753]

My hen lost all her trail feathers???

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Hens bully each other and usually pull out tail feathers first.

[@weawaitabbawithajoyousheart]

I’ve heard cat food for high protein?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I wouldn't feed a chicken cat food since I do not know what is in it.

[@romanastrasheim5226]

🙏🙏🥰

[@rds7400]

I do not see any blinders on them - that should help pecking I thought

[@J_Dukes]

One of my buff brahma is missing pretty much all the feathers on it's foot isn't mites run isn't muddy and doesn't seen to hurt her when I touch the foot any help what it might be is this normal?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

She could be preening that area or another chicken if pecking them out.

[@J_Dukes]

@@CountryLivingExperience thanks appreciate the response I'll look out for that didn't think of that another one might be pecking them out when they're on the roost because I don't see them pecking at each others feet when they're outside.also your videos are a big help being new to raising chickens.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome. Glad we could help.