Since I started spraying Autumn’s legs and feet every night with the “healthy legs and feet” spray she has healed nicely. She pecked two more small spots after that but now hasn’t pecked her legs for a week.
I suddenly realised how many sprays I now have in my chicken store cabinet.
This seems ridiculous but I actually feel that they are all invaluable.
Storm is now moulting and I am finding lots of little black feathers in the chicken shed and the run. I think this means she is finished laying for this year. Both Storm and Gold stopped laying at the end of August last year so I think they are finished for now.
I think only Sugar will come back into lay as she finished laying at the end of October last year and she isn’t moulting yet but she only lays six to seven eggs before going broody so it won’t be many.
That leaves just Snow laying and possibly Red if she ever gets started.
I gave the girls a fish treat today as the extra protein is good for them while moulting.
Red has been dropping feathers ever she since she came to us. I can’t remember having a first year girl drop so many feathers before although she never looks any different. She is taking her time maturing.
Snow is giving us enough eggs for one breakfast a week but as long as the girls are happy and healthy I don’t mind.
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So pleased that Autumn seems to be sustaining the improvement. It has always been my ambition to have pullets start to lay in the autumn and lay right through the winter. We had that with large fowl when I was young, but I’ve never achieved it with bantams. Come on, Red! I have some pullets now 20 weeks and they’re starting to show comb growth, but I imagine eggs will not arrive till 2025. Enjoy your breakfasts courtesy of Snow, for as long as you can. Lovely pic of the girls all together.
I was beginning to think that Autumn wasn’t going to get through this but she seems back to normal now. I am hoping that Snow will lay through winter and Red if she gets started in time. Autumn laid from October to February so technically she did lay over winter but didn’t continue.
Such good news that Autumn has stopped that awful habit, I am sure it is down to you for finding a spray that not only worked, but one she did not like the taste of. The girls look as though they are enjoying their fish treat.
I am so glad that Autumn has stopped pecking. The fish disappeared very quickly.