Chicks Fighting

[FluffySilkie]

My chicks are fighting but they can’t live without eachother!

I’m extremely worried about my chicks, they have been fine up until one of them started to bully another one and had it by the neck, holding on very aggressively, but....the twist is...I separated them and the one that was being bullied jumped over the divider and joined him where he was. They can’t live without each other but I’m worried about the one getting bullied. We don’t yet know their genders.

I need urgent advice! Please!

 

[FluffySilkie]

Awwwe, so cute!

They are in a little awkward stage but I think the worst isn’t over

 

[FluffySilkie]

Small update in case anyone who was interested! They are ok! And we gave the black ones to a farm of a friend so they are good! The white one ended up staying with us because we thought he was a girl.. but a DNA test revealed he is in fact a boy but we still have him and he is doing good!

Here is a (very close) picture of them:

I will try to get a better one!

 

[FluffySilkie]

And the third (the one that doesn’t fight).

 

[FluffySilkie]

Im sorry to tell you but those are not silkies!

They are Frizzle Satin and Silked Silkies!

 

[FluffySilkie]

They are 5 weeks, I’ve enlarged their space, I hope it helps, thank you for the advice!

 

[FluffySilkie]

No I only have the three!

 

[FluffySilkie]

This probably means there is a rooster in your bunch. It should be okay but if anything happens, let us know.

Ok thank you very much! We don’t know their genders and it’s highly possible the one that is pecking the other is a roo, it has displayed some very roo qualities!

 

[centrarchid]

Isolate one or both for a day or so. Then you should be able to recombine them. I can recombine even game cockerels at that age.

 

[FluffySilkie]

Do you know if the breed/s you got have auto sexing?

They are silkies a bit tough to sex, but we are looking at dna testing!