2 week old chicks pecking, need info hi

[AprilVon]

Hi everyone, first time chicken owner here. We just got our first flock of chicks a week ago; we got 2 rhode island reds, 2 barred rocks and 1 ameraucana, all female. They started out in a storage bin while we put together a nice wooden brooder where they all have plenty of room, water, food and a roosting bar. Today they started pecking at eachother a lot more than usual and now are pulling out eachothers little backfeathers between their wings, I'll post a pic. Our one red was being the most aggressive towards our ameraucana so we pulled the red and seperated her to see if it would help but now the others have picked up where she left off. Is this normal? They are making eachother "scream out" and I've seen little beads of blood where the feathers are getting plucked. Should I keep the most aggressive one out for now? Should I put them all back together and see what happens? I just dont want any of them to get serious wounds. Any information and advice appreciated!

 

[AprilVon]

Oh and not sure if it's relevant, but the ameraucana was a tiny bit older and bigger than the rest when we got them, a week or less older I'd say.

 

[featheredplanets]

They’re bored or not getting enough protein. They need at least 18% protein. Try boredom busters, giving them a sod of dirt, greens, a dust bath, scatter their feed.

 

[Matt119911]

They are establishing the "pecking order"

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Give them boredom busters in their brooder. A mirror, pompoms (big enough so that they can’t eat them), a perching bar, slices of apples in a hanging suet bird feeder... By giving them other things to peck at they’ll be less likely to peck each other.

 

[AprilVon]

Give them boredom busters in their brooder. A mirror, pompoms (big enough so that they can’t eat them), a perching bar, slices of apples in a hanging suet bird feeder... By giving them other things to peck at they’ll be less likely to peck each other.

Is it ok to give them food other than their chick feed without grit?

 

[Matt119911]

Wym

 

[AprilVon]

They’re bored or not getting enough protein. They need at least 18% protein. Try boredom busters, giving them a sod of dirt, greens, a dust bath, scatter their feed.

Any old dirt from my yard ok?

 

[Matt119911]

Well umm do u have dogs

 

[AprilVon]

Do you guys think it's ok to put my other one back in and put them all back together if i put in some boredom busters? And thank you guys for all the tips, I appreciate it, still learning!