2 week olds fighting

[6oddsocks]

Hello! So this might sound like a ridiculous question but all three of my silkie/polish mix chicks are starting to really fight eachother ?
Is this a male thing to do ?
I'm not sure on sex of any of them yet because I believe it's too soon to tell

 

[SavyNic]

Are they pecking hard enough to draw blood?

 

[6oddsocks]

Are they pecking hard enough to draw blood?

No just flying at eachother until one backs down :-/ mainly when they are out having free time if that makes sense ?

 

[Folly's place]

Sparring is normal as chicks establish their social status within their flock. However, no actual injuries should occur.
Then there are possible issues with their housing, which do matter. How many chicks, and what size is their brooder? What king of lighting? Heat lamp or brooder plate? Feed? Temperature at each end of the brooder?
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

That sparring is normal.
Mary

 

[SavyNic]

No just flying at eachother until one backs down :-/ mainly when they are out having free time if that makes sense ?

Honestly I wouldn't really worry unless they're actually harming one another. It's part of their "pecking order" establishment. They go through multiple cycles of this and I think you're experiencing the first one If they start pecking and drawing blood you can always separate them for a few days and it usually helps

 

[6oddsocks]

Ah thank you ! Overly worried here Haha!
Their brooder is 4ft by 4ft. There are 3 in there. And I'm using a heat plate . They come out 3 times a day for half an hour at the moment

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hello! So this might sound like a ridiculous question but all three of my silkie/polish mix chicks are starting to really fight eachother ?
Is this a male thing to do ?
I'm not sure on sex of any of them yet because I believe it's too soon to tell
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Which parents were which?

 

[Folly's place]

Sounds good to me!
Mary

 

[SavyNic]

Ah thank you ! Overly worried here Haha!
Their brooder is 4ft by 4ft. There are 3 in there. And I'm using a heat plate . They come out 3 times a day for half an hour at the moment

They should be totally fine with that space! I was extremely worried when we got ours too but when they start getting bigger it gets less scary haha! We actually had bad aggression with our Welsummer drawing blood from one of our Easter Eggers, so we cut a piece of cardboard and separated them in the brooder for like 4 or 5 days? Then everything was fine! They just need to figure each other out