2 week old chicks pecking, need info hi

[Matt119911]

You don't want them to get worms somehow

 

[AprilVon]

Well umm do u have dogs

Yes i have 1 dog but he's not around them yet

 

[Matt119911]

Put them all back together

 

[Folly's place]

No, only their chick feed for now. With anything else, they need grit.
If you are using a heat lamp, it should be the red bulb, not white light. They need daylight during the day, but only the red light at night.
More things to do will help.
What are you feeding? Is the mill date on each bag within four weeks?
Pecking order issues normally won't include actual wounds; that's not good. See if things calm down using everyone's suggestions. I hope so.
'Production reds' have been too aggressive, in my experience, and I won't have them.
Mary

 

[abraga]

At 2 weeks...i am feeding minced egg, raisins, bread, spinach leaves, grass clippings and mealworms. I also provide grit and a bit of seed. Do you have them on chick crumbles? Some sparing is normal as the work out a pecking order. I would put the other chick back w them .Also..if they get to hot or overcrowded they get grumpy. Ur brooder size looks fine. Provide plenty of treats and feed to keep them busy..i like to toss a few raisins dried mealworms..sometimes pieces of bread or...yes..pieces if chicken. They love to chase each other around stealing treats from ea other. They like to scratch around..so sprinkle the treats all around for the to dig and find them. A bit of seed and grit sprinkled in the bedding will give them stuff to pick at instead if each other.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

If they have ANYTHING besides chick starter they need grit. For a dust bath, fine dirt in a container will work fine. If you take them outside it doesn’t matter if the dog is out as long as it can’t get to them. It’s fine if they eat worms. Just deworm them once they are 6 months to make sure they have no worms! Good luck with them!

 

[AprilVon]

No, only their chick feed for now. With anything else, they need grit.
If you are using a heat lamp, it should be the red bulb, not white light. They need daylight during the day, but only the red light at night.
More things to do will help.
What are you feeding? Is the mill date on each bag within four weeks?
Pecking order issues normally won't include actual wounds; that's not good. See if things calm down using everyone's suggestions. I hope so.
'Production reds' have been too aggressive, in my experience, and I won't have them.
Mary

This is the food we got from the farm, date is good.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

This is the food we got from the farm, date is good.View attachment 1375339

Looks good to me! It’s totally fine to give them treats just provide grit for them. I throw sand and dirt into a container: works well as a dust bath and it’s good for grit! You can give them hard boiled egg yolks, lettuce, grapes, apples, oats, a bit of rice, raisins, cut up mealworms... just give them grit! They love going outside too, make sure to have them in a secure pen. I use a bottomless cardboard box so they can scratch around in the dirt and grass!

 

[kamac27]

I drew small circles on pieces of paper with different color marker and put them around the brooder for them to peck at. Kept them busy for hours.