ducklings pecking eachothers fur

[688peterl]

my newly hatch ducklings keep pecking at eachothers fur and a lot of it is on the floor of the brooder.. is it normal for them to peck eachother?

 

[rainplace]

have you gently dipped their beaks in water yet or shown them their food?

 

[688peterl]

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just now

 

[classroomducks]

mine did that too. at first i thought they were being mean, but i think they are just cleaning eachother. and a lot of that baby hair falls off...i think it is supposed to. Wifezilla posted that picture of JJ in her brooder, and there was a lot of dust and feathers around her.