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    have a new addition and not sure what to do

    thanks for the advice. i have her in the same brooder box right now as the others - just walled off with cardboard but there are windows so she sees the others. hopefully this will make it easier. i was also toying with the idea of adding a more docile hen with her to aid the transition. any...
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    have a new addition and not sure what to do

    addendum: did have a prior problem with an overly aggressive rhode island red which has since sorted itself out but i am also concerned that a premature introduction of this new bird may retrigger this problem.
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    have a new addition and not sure what to do

    so today i was in the feed store and picked up a charity case... they had a buff orpington that had been partially denuded by its peers and needed a good home - lucky me (the bird was FREE, how could i say no) so i have this chicken now and she is isolated from the rest of the flock of 9 in...
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    Brown Chick- What is it?

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    help with aggressive chick

    not sure what the temperature is but the light is about 2 feet from the top of the box. I thought about temperature and moved it up to the point where my hand feels warm at the floor of the brood box. (I had it higher but the chicks just huddled at that point)
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    help with aggressive chick

    peeper? i guess i'll have to do a google search thought about trimming the beak but thought a little drastic at this point I'm hoping that once they are in the coop there will be enought room and other diversions that this will stop (Am I correct to hope for this?)
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    help with aggressive chick

    looking for some help here from some seasoned chicken raisers... I have one chick (a Rhode Island Red, and a runt to boot) that just won't stop pecking other birds. Currently, none of the birds are injured but I did have 2 on which she did draw blood. The background is, the chicks are a...
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