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Try to keep the chick busy with other things. I had to hang a watermelon for my chicks to peck at. you could also try clipping the beak. I found that if there is something to destract the pecker it helps alot.
 
Hannah'sHappyHens :

Try to keep the chick busy with other things. I had to hang a watermelon for my chicks to peck at. you could also try clipping the beak. I found that if there is something to destract the pecker it helps alot.

i gave them some clover.... they enjoyed that
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i gave them some clover.... they enjoyed that
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Another thing they like is suet cakes. You should be able to get them at your local Co-Op.
 
I found the eldest - then the two eldest - would keep pecking at the youngest's beak, eyes and toes. I got really worried and would knock on the glass (they were in an aquarium) when they did it. I took the smallest out and popped her back in the then empty incubator just to give her a chance to rest some and fiugure out which way is up. They soon stopped doing it, once they relaised that beaks and toes don't produce food. I think they really stopped cos the two yungest grew a lot quicker than the two oldest lol... They quickly started sucking up to them!
 
I have found that the older chicks are not really being mean they are trying to get the egg tooth off the little ones beaks. I had this issue too when I had several different ages together. The older ones always pecked at the babies beaks. The egg tooth looks like a white or light colored bump on the beak. It is for breaking out of the shell. As soon as it came off there were no more problems for me.
 
I didn't know that either and I'm getting ready to incubate some eggs.....you learn so much on this site....thanks again!
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