lilyashlyn
In the Brooder
- Jul 7, 2015
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I have a 12 week old Silkie who is starting to bully the 2 other chickens and 2 smaller chickens. And he seems like he's generally on the lookout and really skiddish (even though he got handled as much as the others)
Now, my 5 week old chick is starting to defend itself when my 12 week old goes up to it and stands really tall with its chest puffed out. And recently the 5 week old started doing the same thing to the older one like they are establishing dominance. Because the chick that's doing this is so young does it mean it's potentially a rooster? They don't actually touch each other or chest bump but it's more like a "look how big I am, I'm in charge!" And the little one is like "you don't scare me!" Where my other chick the same size just runs away from him lol
Now, my 5 week old chick is starting to defend itself when my 12 week old goes up to it and stands really tall with its chest puffed out. And recently the 5 week old started doing the same thing to the older one like they are establishing dominance. Because the chick that's doing this is so young does it mean it's potentially a rooster? They don't actually touch each other or chest bump but it's more like a "look how big I am, I'm in charge!" And the little one is like "you don't scare me!" Where my other chick the same size just runs away from him lol