I'm almost afraid to say this for fear of getting admonished for doing something "wrong", but I've just sprayed BluCote (sp?) on exposed-skin backs like that to keep the others from seeing it so much and picking on them. It's always worked super well.
Kate in WI :-)
<< Posted by: "Kevin Mulraney"
I guessed someone called them saddles cos they cover the area on a chook that is
the same as a horse, But apron doesn't sound quite right to me cos when I'm
wearing my apron in the kitchen it is on the front of my body. But I saw a web
site & they get called both things, so I don't think it really matters.
My freinds chook was viciously feather pecked by the other chooks. & when we had
that really hot weather here in the uk a few weeks back, I was worried my mates
chook would get sunburnt, So I made her one.(got instructions off our forum)
My mate would not put it on her at first 1 because every time she attempted to
put it on her the chook would get so upset she would collapse in a heap & 2 my
mate was overly worried that the chook might get caught up somehow in it.
I needen't have bothered making the effort, I spotted it on the floor the other
day getting trampled into the ground. (I was there letting the dogs out for
their pee & first I have to check all the chooks are in the compound, but her
compound of electric fencing does not keep 2 of her chooks in as they keep
escaping) ( I named one of them Houdini, which my freind liked & kept, she is a
silver grey Araucana)
The chook still has a completely bare back but she seems ok. She has to keep out
of the way of the other chooks though.
I think if it were me I would put beak rings on the bullies. But who am I to
give my mate advice she's been keeping chickens longer than me.
>>
I guessed someone called them saddles cos they cover the area on a chook that is
the same as a horse, But apron doesn't sound quite right to me cos when I'm
wearing my apron in the kitchen it is on the front of my body. But I saw a web
site & they get called both things, so I don't think it really matters.
My freinds chook was viciously feather pecked by the other chooks. & when we had
that really hot weather here in the uk a few weeks back, I was worried my mates
chook would get sunburnt, So I made her one.(got instructions off our forum)
My mate would not put it on her at first 1 because every time she attempted to
put it on her the chook would get so upset she would collapse in a heap & 2 my
mate was overly worried that the chook might get caught up somehow in it.
I needen't have bothered making the effort, I spotted it on the floor the other
day getting trampled into the ground. (I was there letting the dogs out for
their pee & first I have to check all the chooks are in the compound, but her
compound of electric fencing does not keep 2 of her chooks in as they keep
escaping) ( I named one of them Houdini, which my freind liked & kept, she is a
silver grey Araucana)
The chook still has a completely bare back but she seems ok. She has to keep out
of the way of the other chooks though.
I think if it were me I would put beak rings on the bullies. But who am I to
give my mate advice she's been keeping chickens longer than me.
>>
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