2 week old chicks displaying fighting behaviors

[MrsTush]

Hopefully they aren’t roosters!

I ended up with three but I'm very unlucky with straight run
Now I only get pullets from a vet who breeds them.

 

[myawesomepullets]

I ended up with three but I'm very unlucky with straight run
Now I only get pullets from a vet who breeds them.

I wanted to get a straight run sapphire gem when I was at tractor supply getting my original flock last year but I decided against it, thinking that I’d get unlucky. If these two little ones are roosters I’ll have to get rid of one or both of them… did you end up getting rid of your roos? If you did, how did you go about doing so? If I get only one cockerel and it’s nice and neighbors don’t complain (in my neighborhood it’s only allowed if neighbors don’t complain to the town) I’ll probably keep it and maybe even breed for eggs and chicks to give other people. Hopefully I get two pullets though! I read somewhere that when hens incubate, the eggs that contain males are less likely to hatch.

 

[MrsTush]

I wanted to get a straight run sapphire gem when I was at tractor supply getting my original flock last year but I decided against it, thinking that I’d get unlucky. If these two little ones are roosters I’ll have to get rid of one or both of them… did you end up getting rid of your roos? If you did, how did you go about doing so? If I get only one cockerel and it’s nice and neighbors don’t complain (in my neighborhood it’s only allowed if neighbors don’t complain to the town) I’ll probably keep it and maybe even breed for eggs and chicks to give other people. Hopefully I get two pullets though! I read somewhere that when hens incubate, the eggs that contain males are less likely to hatch.

I'm giving them back to the lady I got them from. I've seen a lot of people trying to give them away but not many wanting them. I would keep one but we're going to be moving by the end of summer and it's hard to find enough land for a rooster.
Having three of them has been rough!
One of them isn't too bad. I might consider keeping him as long as he doesn't get crazy like his brothers. I'm not planning on hatching any eggs so I don't need a rooster but he's pretty and kind of calm with the girls.

 

[LaFleche]

Do you want pictures of them fighting or… ?
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This little one (who is named Pearl) always gives me a death stare. She even raised her head to be taller than her momma to see me!

Very cute little chicks and I see no injuries at all.

Have fun with them.

 

[myawesomepullets]

Update! I’ve been looking at the combs and thought the brown chick’s was looking much bigger. Any thoughts?

 

[aart]

I’ve been looking at the combs and thought the brown chick’s was looking much bigger.

With an EE, with a pea comb...3 rows of peas is usually a male.

 

[myawesomepullets]

With an EE, with a pea comb...3 rows of peas is usually a male.

So males have more or less than females? Or can females just have any amount?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I have 8 right now, 2 weeks old today, in a brooder box that I consider too small for them. Same behavior. All 8. Moved them out to a temporary tractor so they could get some soil experience, it largely (but not completely) abates.

Perfectly normal pecking order stuff. When they move to the grow out pen, MUCH larger, I'll see some more. Flock integration, I'll see some more. Onset of lay, I'll see some more. Roosters start to drop their crow and preen for the ladies... I'll see some more.

NOT limited to one sex. I find the girls are sometimes worse than the boys, actually.

 

[aart]

So males have more or less than females? Or can females just have any amount?

Males have 3 rows, females 1 row.

 

[myawesomepullets]

Males have 3 rows, females 1 row.

Rows as in going the same or opposite direction of the beak? (Horizontal or vertical if you look straight at the chick?)