Topic: smelly feathers

[Philbasford]

Is it correct that breeders use a brown smelly spray on areas of chickens that have been pecked?

Just i got two new birds and one really smelt around an area where new feathers are growing through the older feathers thier are brown.  The breeder said he use a spray to make it smell bad to stop the other girls from pecking her?

[Baccy Man]

Yes anti-peck spray is often used to stop other chickens from pecking a bird or to stop them pecking themselves. It really does smell vile so you will know if it has been used.

[Philbasford]

hiya thanks for that baccy man u put my mind at rest,i thought she had something wrong with her!
At least i know shes ok:), just not a pleasure to have her to close a lot lol, hopefully few weeks smell would have gone:) and i give her lots of cuddles!

[KimT]

Oh yes! it does hum ding just like stockholm tar and it takes ages to wear off the feathers too.

[teresa]

Does it put a hen off from cleaning her own feathers? you can tell I havent used it.

[son of eddy]

Well you don't have to use that stuff any way.  Just use a purple wound spray.  The Poultry are attracted by the red of a wound, if you spray it purple they don't recognise it as a wound.  You should be able to get it from where you get your feed or from horse feed suppliers.  I have also experienced this with my poultry and tried the anti peck spray that taste bad, but it didn't stop the hens pecking.