Baby Chick Issue

[jaclynn_chan]

We bought 2 lavender orpington to join our flock that were born 4/6. They were in a pack and play with a brooder plate, clean shavings, plenty of food and water...and yesterday I discovered one of them dead when I got home. I think she just spontaneously died and I'm not sure why, she was alive yesterday morning when I left for work. The other chick was freaking out, very upset to be alone...so I immediately went to Wilco and bought an easter egger who was about 5 days old to join her.
At first they got along fine, a little bit of pecking but nothing crazy. Now the easter egger is plucking out the lavender's down feathers and I'm not sure what to do? I think the lavender is driving the easter egger insane because I think she's a bit traumatized by her sister dying. She will not leave that other chick's side, not even for a second. It's like she has to be touching her at all times.
Is there anything I should do about this? Is this normal behavior? Thanks for your help.

 

[nuthatched]

She's not traumatized, she's a jerk. Can you section off part of the brooder ? How did you introduce them?

 

[jaclynn_chan]

She's not traumatized, she's a jerk. Can you section off part of the brooder ? How did you introduce them?

I can't really section it off because I only have one brooder plate. I introduced the new chick by putting her into the brooder with the other chick and I watched them for like an hour and a half. They seemed fine at first, and seemed great yesterday/most of today. The picking of the feathers just started a little bit ago.

 

[jaclynn_chan]

She's not traumatized, she's a jerk. Can you section off part of the brooder ? How did you introduce them?

I just tried sectioning it off so they could still see eachother and the lavender was totally freaking out. Pacing back and forth, chirping constantly, shaking...

 

[nuthatched]

I just tried sectioning it off so they could still see eachother and the lavender was totally freaking out. Pacing back and forth, chirping constantly, shaking...

You can give her a stuffed toy or a mirror for company. How did wilco let you take one chick, they usually have a rule that you can't take less than three...

 

[jaclynn_chan]

You can give her a stuffed toy or a mirror for company. How did wilco let you take one chick, they usually have a rule that you can't take less than three...

I explained to them what had happened.

 

[mcdze]

let me get this straight .. you bought a 5 day old chick thats dominating and pulling the feathers out of a two week old chick? .. usually chicks are pretty focused on eating and sleeping, your feeding them right?

 

[jaclynn_chan]

let me get this straight .. you bought a 5 day old chick thats dominating and pulling the feathers out of a two week old chick? .. usually chicks are pretty focused on eating and sleeping, your feeding them right?

They're both eating and drinking plenty. The 2 week old chick will not leave the little chick alone, it follows her everywhere. If the 5 day old chick goes under the brooder and the 2 week old can't find it, she starts screaming...if I separate them the 2 week old chick paces back and forth in a total panic. She's constantly on all over the little chick, trying to get under her, following her everywhere she goes.

 

[jaclynn_chan]

https://imgur.com/a/6RKISLk

Here's a video, it doesn't have sound. In this one I picked up the other chick and she's screaming/searching for her and then I put it back.

https://imgur.com/a/K7uNaLY

Here's another of the chick constantly harassing the little one.

 

[Paz]

When I take one of the chicks away from its friends, it starts screaming and searching for them, because they make its flock, without the flock chicks and chickens die. I think your older chick just doesn’t want to give up on her flock. Especially when the little chick is younger, she wants to make sure everyone is ok.