No, the brooder isn't even at half capacity and I have brooded chicks at much higher density with no problems before. 1 square foot per two-day-old chick is pretty huge especially for a space that has to be warm.
I need some help on what to do with a particularly aggressive two-day-old chick. It has been attacking the other chicks and making them bleed from the beaks right above their nostrils (and then continues to peck at the blood). I have separated it into a basket in the brooder and dabbed a...