March 14, 2011: A Six Egg Day!

Today I was woken up by the constant "announcing" of the girls.  When I went out to collect the eggs, I was rewarded with my first "Six Egg Day".  I only have six chickens, so it was a big deal!!!  :-)  I also noticed that Chanel is still being feather-picked, a problem I thought I had fixed.  MORE protein????  It's an irritating dilemma because her feathers have never grown back in the last spot where they picked on her and she is a pretty little (actually BIG) girl!  I had researched various remedies online, including feeding tuna to up the protein intake.  The chickens loved that remedy and it worked for awhile, but perhaps they are not getting enough protein still?  I tried the second remedy.  Had to catch her first, then gently put her onto the perch facing me and calmed her down.  Once calm, I gingerly sprayed Dr. Naylor's Blu-Kote onto her bare spots, which she took amazingly well.  It is supposed to taste bad to the other chickens and prevent them from picking.  I guess we'll see if this remedy works.....I'll keep you posted.....