Chicks pecking eyes.

[winterwolf4]

One of several of my Beifehelder chicks is pecking at my Lavender Ameracaunas eyes. How can I stop this? Is this normal? One of them also grabs onto other chicks beaks. They have plenty of food and water. And I am using a red light.
Photo 1 is of one of my Biefehelder chicks.
Photo 2 is of one of my Lavender Ameracauna chicks.

 

[LhickenChicken]

One of several of my Beifehelder chicks is pecking at my Lavender Ameracaunas eyes. How can I stop this? Is this normal? One of them also grabs onto other chicks beaks. They have plenty of food and water. And I am using a red light.
Photo 1 is of one of my Biefehelder chicks.
Photo 2 is of one of my Lavender Ameracauna chicks.

Are they eating food already?

 

[winterwolf4]

Are they eating food already?

They have hardboiled egg in their dish. Should I put regular food out?

 

[sourland]

Yes, provide the regular feed. Chicks peck at everything. It's how they determine what is okay to eat without the direction of a mother.

 

[winterwolf4]

Yes, provide the regular feed. Chicks peck at everything. It's how they determine what is okay to eat without the direction of a mother.

I put out regular chick feed. I hope it helps.

 

[Baileybunchx5]

Yes, provide the regular feed. Chicks peck at everything. It's how they determine what is okay to eat without the direction of a mother.

I have noticed they peck at everything. I have a lavender Orpington that seems to have something by her eyelid (looks like a stick of feather Ifyou know what I mean) when I try to touch it with a q tip she squirms. It seems to be attached so I don’t want to pull it. I guess I’ll just keep an eye on it.

 

[LhickenChicken]

I put out regular chick feed. I hope it helps.

Yeah, mine pecked at each other's toes and eyes and heads and stuff until I scratched the food around with my finger.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I bookmarked a helpful thread and article for this issue, if it doesn't resolve itself: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chick-pecking-other-chick.1430088/#post-23567316

 

[Chicken poppy]

One of several of my Beifehelder chicks is pecking at my Lavender Ameracaunas eyes. How can I stop this? Is this normal? One of them also grabs onto other chicks beaks. They have plenty of food and water. And I am using a red light.
Photo 1 is of one of my Biefehelder chicks.
Photo 2 is of one of my Lavender Ameracauna chicks.

Totally normal. They will peck your teeth, your eyes, eachothers eyes, eachothers feet, as long as no one gets injured (which rarely happens from it) all is well.

 

[Tonyroo]

Check the temperature of your brooder it maybe too hot. And feed them chick food, skip other treats or alternative food items.