Rooster Booster Pick No More, 4-Ounce, One Size (038-50910)

I see a lot of complaints on here about smell, staining, and such. I really don't understand what the problem is. I ordered this stuff to help with chickens pecking on each other. It came in a very sealed bottle that is easy to open. I put it on about 20 chickens by applying it to the affected area and using a cheap 1.00 paint brush to paint and smear it where i needed it to be. The first time I used latex gloves from all the stories online, but the second time didn't use anything and had no problem either time with it. It washed out of the paint brush easily so that it can be reused. It has a nice grape smell that is much better than my chicken house so that is a plus. It seemed to do the job because I see feathers growing back now. I did use it twice on some birds. Its easy to use, works great, smells good, and not overly priced. No complaints.

First off it's annoyingly stinky. I always wear nitrile gloves. Second, I've seen a complaint like great now my bird pecks itself. And it kinda does sometimes after first putting on but soon figures out it's out.. Also I find them just looking at it, which one could possibly mistake it for pecking. You do need to keep at it. Once or twice a day usually. You slack once and there back at square starting one with bare skin. I suggest using it generously. And pay attention to your birds habits and adjust accordingly. They can give you directions for a good baseline but you need to tailor to your needs. Also like that it's purple. I've read that red skin attracts the attention of birds so this helps to combat that. Also aids in visibly seeing when more needs to be applied. Overall this has been my go to. Not much luck as no pick. I've debated trying Blu-kote which I'll eventually buy and try. Probably would have tried that first just because the ease of Aerosol application but didn't realize it could be used for feather picking. And be realistic there's no single application product for this. So going to take some work and commitment to work. Kind of a long review for suck an item but when you on the fence of what to buy it's nice to have info. So hope it helps someone! I've also come to like alot of the products from this company and keep them on hand.

I have a girl that was being picked on constantly where the others drew blood. I tried separating her for a few days (house hen) and then putting her back only to have her wound exposed again. I ended up ordering this based on reviews and I really wanted to love it. I thought it would be more sticky and dry hard but that’s not how it works. It’s more of a paste that will easily rub off. It did absolutely keep the others away for a bit because the smell is off putting but once it comes off it’s game on 🤦‍♀️. If the formula could be improved to dry harder it would be a 10/10!

Smells Sweet like grape kolaid. But it worked on my older hen. Feathers started growing in. But after missing a few days of application it was like a feast and all the new feathers gone plus more area pecked. I suspect if I had continued daily application it would have solved. Just not sure if ever stopping would not cause cycle all over again

Helps my chickens

It works great, just use gloves and don't wear any clothes you don't want the product to accidently get on when a chicken freaks out. The smell is not pleasant. I doubt it tastes well, which is the point since it's a no pick treatment. A month of application and our bald chickens now have feathers again.

I expected the product would have a taste so bad that one peck and the hens would be immediately discouraged from pecking their flock mates. To my disappointment, this grape juice smelling goop seemed to attract the hens and they kept pecking until they devoured it along with the feathers it was supposed to protect. The back of the rooster’s crest is now bald and red and this goop is not protecting him either. I think this product increased the severity of the pecking problem. It started with one hen and the others learned from her. They have abundant protein and calcium. The main offenders have now been isolated. I’m guessing there might be a hereditary gene that one feed store chick is carrying or perhaps just a case of boredom and curiosity that turned into a terrible habit. The goop is not difficult apply. Just squeeze out some on a folded paper towel to spread evenly on feathers and/or bare skin. I wish it worked as advertised.

This sure is messy, but super effective to help with bullies. This is the only thing that has worked on my chickens.