Risk factors of feather pecking are described in separate webpages. Below the main pages are listed. A figure is showing how risk factors relate to feather pecking, and finally a more detailed list is given of subsections.
Main pages:
4.1. A good start
4.2. Housing
4.3. Management
4.4. Feed
4.5. Health
4.6. Climate
4.7. Bird-related factors.

The pages have the following further subdivision:
- Risk factors
- A good start
- Rearing
- Litter
- Early access to litter
- Maintaining litter quality
- Light
- System
- Environmental enrichment during rearing
- Placement
- Matching rearing and lay
- Early access to range
- Rearing
- Housing
- Housing system
- Indoor system
- Covered veranda
- Free range
- Functional zones
- Furnishment
- Litter
- Perches
- Netsts
- Light
- Source
- Intensity
- Colour
- Dimming of light
- Housing system
- Management
- Group effects
- Group size
- Stocking density
- Range
- Group effects
- Feed
- Feed composition
- Protein
- Fibre
- Managing the feed on the farm
- Diet change
- Feed form
- Number of feedings/day
- Feed rationing
- Feed additives
- Roughage
- Grain in litter
- (Lime) stones
- Pecking objects
- Pecking blocks
- Other pecking objects
- Feed composition
- Health
- Healthy birds
- Gut health
- Vaccinations
- Disease pressure
- Litter condition
- Climate
- Poultry density
- Contact with other animals
- Parasites
- Red mites
- Worms
- Other parasites
- Human-animal relationship
- Fearfulness
- Healthy birds
- Climate
- Light
- Daylight
- Bird-related factors
- Genetics
- Age and previous experiences
- A good start
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Measures
- Treating affected birds
- Importance
- Mortality
- Beak trimming
- Economics
- Further reading