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    Pecking chick

    Thank you all for the advice! I put her back in with the other chicks and have been disciplining her when she pecks at the others. It worked!!! She's doing great! I would poke her (aggressively) on the back when she did wrong. She was shocked the first time I did it. I also used a spray bottle...
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    Chick that is pecking at others

    Well she is supposed to be a hen but I guess sometimes they can make a mistake. How can you tell if she is a he? Is that the behavior of a rooster??
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    Chick that is pecking at others

    I have 11 chicks about 2 weeks old now. One of my Rhode Island Reds is pecking and sometimes scratches at the other chicks. The other chicks do not defend themselves. She has done this since the minute we brought her home. I have separated her so she does not hurt the other and she is not...
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    Pecking chick

    I've had my new chicks for about a week and a half now. I have a mixed flock of 11 birds. 3 are Rhode Island Reds. One of them has had a pecking problem since the second we brought her home. She picks on the others non stop. I have separated her and she's not happy but I don't want to wait...
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