AprilVon
In the Brooder
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!