- Apr 29, 2013
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I recently bought 4 chicks from a local farmer who had no idea what sex they are. Ive had them in their coup for about 3 weeks now and everything has been fine until today when i got home. One of the chicks whole face was covered in blood. A second chick also had a little bit of blood on its face. The other 2 were perfectly fine. I read that i should put toys in their run to keep them occupied so i put in a swing and hung some lettuce for them to peck. I still have no idea what sex they are. Would this indicate that the 2 that are fighting are roos or is it just normal pecking order behavior? My wife is pretty beat up about it and i have 3 black sex link pullets that I was hoping to introduce to the other 4 once they got bigger. Any advice on what I should do? My wife will die if the older chickens kill the younger ones as she has really bonded with those. Thanks for your help