3 Week Old Rambo Chick!

[TonySorrento]

OK .... I have an interesting deal going on .... so I am hoping for someone out there that has had a similar situation that might give me some advice.

In my brooder, I have 3 3 week old Australorps and 6 week old chicks .... for the last few days, when I or anyone else puts their hand in the brooder, one of the 3 week old's runs over and looks like she is going to attack. She came up to me earlier today the same way and I just kept my hand there and she just looked at it ... I picked up some food and she pecked it out of my hand ... so I was thinking a very friendly girl ...

Tonight I was getting the food jar out of the brooder and she ran over to me ... I held my hand out again and she bit me ... now it didn't hurt, but I was like, "What the heck!" So I thought I would pick her up and she FREAKED!!!

I held her for 30 seconds or so and she fought it with everything she had! Screaming, kicking, flapping ....

I picked up another 3 week old and she was normal .... but this one I am expecting anyday to see her head spin 360 degrees and spit green puke

and speak in a deep voice

My plan is to pick her up everyday and feed her goodies .... if she doesn't stop with the actions, I am going toseperate her, feed her a high protein diet for a few weeks and eat her

Thoughts?

 

[karlamaria]

Lol sounds like a rooster chick. I had one like that, turned out to be a rooster.

 

[TonySorrento]

Lol sounds like a rooster chick. I had one like that, turned out to be a rooster.

It's funny you say that ... that was my first thought .... I already have 2 roosters so if it is, I am going to eat him anyway

My other thought is a dominant female protecting the new babies???

 

[TonySorrento]

Anyone else?

 

[TonySorrento]

HELLLLLOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Den in Penn]

Definitely wants to be in charge. My rooster as a chick was the first one there for the treats and did peck the hand holding the treats harder. However he did jump on my hand and sit content. Each bird has its on personality. Could still be a hen. Time will tell.