stop pheasants feather plicking

[Young Chud 1]

I know a few methods on how to control this but at college my gamekeeping lecturer was on about putting little coats on his henbirds anyone else heard of this?

[roebuck220 80]

He's on about saddles that are to stop the cocks ripping the backs of the hens with there spurs when mating,feather pecking is only really a problem at rearing time.

[Jebus 3]

The best way to control it is by using an anti pecking device. It's a little bit of plastic that stops them from closing their beak properly.

[snorker 2]

The best way to control it is by using an anti pecking device. It's a little bit of plastic that stops them from closing their beak properly.

 

 

WE CALL THEM. BITS, OPEN THE POULTS BEAK, AND PLACE AN HORSESHOE SHAPED PLASTIC RING INTO BOTH NOSTRILS

AND UNDER UPPER BILL. PREVENTS BIRDS FROM HOLDING WHAT THEY PECK. STILL FEED AND DRINK OK.

[mick20 23]

As above, we used the small plastic 'bits' on the younger poults and if it was older poults(4-6 weeks old) we used aluminium 'bits'.

[dog gone 21]

tend to use the plastic bits they have got some so say bio degradable ones now havent used them and dont intend to all through the season have had birds with these bits still in from a shoot a fair distance away,

[davelad 0]

Is it not easier to get them out of the pen when they start picking?? By the time the start picking, they should be of an age where they know where the feed is and where their mates are so they'll come back

[bagzi 0]

It's been a while since I've done any large scale rearing but as I recall we would first put bits in at about 5-6 weeks then catch -up to put the larger ones in when about 14 weeks if this wasn't done whilst keeping them safe from Predators they would without fail Kill each other. I stand to be corrected by anyone Keepering today?

[dog gone 21]

Is it not easier to get them out of the pen when they start picking?? By the time the start picking, they should be of an age where they know where the feed is and where their mates are so they'll come back

they would only have bits on when they are on the rearing field when they are put into the pens the bits are taken out when catching up and crating them up for delivery.

[Young Chud 1]

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Edited May 26, 2010 by Young Chud