I've had an aggressive chick (now six weeks old) isolated in a second brooder for two weeks. I've tried to put her back into the larger brooder twice, but she acts like she is going to kill the other chicks. Sad, isn't it?
The other five chicks are being moved to their new henhouse this weekend. Any suggestions on how to reintroduce her at this time? Should I keep her in a separate cage within the henhouse? Should I mingle her with the others only in the outside area under supervision? I've been told to squirt her with a spray bottle when she attacks, and to be diligent.
She very well could be a roo, and if she is, I have luckily found someone on a ranch that will take this Silver-laced Wyandotte when she is able to survive without heat. I've spent so much energy on her up to this point, I'd like to feel that I've done all I can to rehabilitate her before she goes.
Any advice is much appreciated.
The other five chicks are being moved to their new henhouse this weekend. Any suggestions on how to reintroduce her at this time? Should I keep her in a separate cage within the henhouse? Should I mingle her with the others only in the outside area under supervision? I've been told to squirt her with a spray bottle when she attacks, and to be diligent.
She very well could be a roo, and if she is, I have luckily found someone on a ranch that will take this Silver-laced Wyandotte when she is able to survive without heat. I've spent so much energy on her up to this point, I'd like to feel that I've done all I can to rehabilitate her before she goes.
Any advice is much appreciated.