Very aggresive 5 week old chick. Wonder if she/he is a he?

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swadle

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May 24, 2011
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We have a five or four week old chick. That continuously attacks her cage mate. There is only two in the cage. She runs up to her and pecks her, fluffs up and kind of dances. She jumps around and is continuously chasing her. She is a Golden Laced Wyandotte. I read that a roo is usually brave she is anything but.

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That looks female.

I think your birds are trying to tell you they need more space. That's a very small cage for two birds of that size. I'd probably start attacking my cellmate also
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By 4 weeks old, chicks need about 2 sq ft of space each. By 5 weeks, they need 4 sq ft.
They grow very rapidly in their first 6 weeks. Your chicks need more room, and they look like they are feathered in enough to handle going outside to a coop.
 
Looks like a pullet to me. Roosters are not the only birds that are aggressive; hens fight too. It may be a space problem or she may simply have a dominating temperament.
 
You can also help prevent bullying of chicks by placing some intresting trinkets its the brooder like a mirror a little perch some grasses leaves stuff from outside, some rocks. Boredom=bullying
 

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