3 week old baby chick

[diana507]

I have 12 3 week old baby isa brown chicks. One recently got pecked in the ear by another one. Then her ear swelled up some so the others did it some. I separated her for a couple days. Put Pick no more on it and some bag balm. It looks swollen below her ear. And when I took the other chicks out of the broader some of the others look a little swollen. But how do I get the others to leave that one alone. But she missing the down below her ears now. Please help!

 

[bluey]

I've heard that a red light in the brooder will diminish this. Make it harder for other chicks to see it.

 

[diana507]

They have a red heating lamp

 

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[diana507]

This is what it looks like. It's like they sense it. They take a long look then peck her in her ear. The dark around it is the Pick No More she had on it.

 

[bluey]

Poor thing. I consider heating lamps to be more of a yellow light than red, even though the bulb itself is red. Try adding a regular red buld to light the area. Or you'll probably just be forced to separate it. Good luck!

 

[diana507]

it's like they sense it's there. They stare at it for a minute then peck her in her ear, and she sits there while they do it. I don't understand. The dark around it is the Pick No More I had put on her.

 

[diana507]

Sorry about the repost. Don't they need the heating bulb? They are in my house but it's not 80 degrees in here.

 

[bluey]

BY week three 80-85 degrees. Week 4 75-80. Another week and you can probably get away with losing it.