nutmeg2356
Chirping
- Feb 28, 2017
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Hello!
2 Weeks ago, I noticed a little blood on the wall inside their coop. The chicks like to crowd in the corner to cuddle at night, but they get quite catty when trying to get the "best" spot (which seems to be the spot closest to the corner). Fast forward to yesterday, I had originally made a roost for the chicks, but it was too high since they're still small. So yesterday I made a "starter" roost, hoping they would start roosting at night and stop crowding in the corner. I peeked in the window once they went to bed to see if anyone was roosting, and my grey EE was the only one perched on the roost, while everyone else was sleeping under it, still trying to get in the corner they usually sleep in. Under the EE there was a blood spot that looked fresh, very similar to the one I noticed on the wall before.
My question is, how do I find out which one is the bully? I do have a wyandotte who I'm pretty sure is a rooster, and is very pushy with the other chicks at times, but I have yet to see any of them outright hurt another chick. In fact, both of the wyandottes are very pushy and rude to the other chicks, so my money is on one of them being the bully.
But, I can't be 100% sure about that until I see it for myself, and don't want to separate an innocent chick. The other chicks besides the wyandottes are very sweet and laid back. I have 3 more chicks that are 2 weeks old, and I can't have a bully like this in the coop when I eventually introduce them. I also don't want the other chicks being beat up, so I need to get this figured out!
2 Weeks ago, I noticed a little blood on the wall inside their coop. The chicks like to crowd in the corner to cuddle at night, but they get quite catty when trying to get the "best" spot (which seems to be the spot closest to the corner). Fast forward to yesterday, I had originally made a roost for the chicks, but it was too high since they're still small. So yesterday I made a "starter" roost, hoping they would start roosting at night and stop crowding in the corner. I peeked in the window once they went to bed to see if anyone was roosting, and my grey EE was the only one perched on the roost, while everyone else was sleeping under it, still trying to get in the corner they usually sleep in. Under the EE there was a blood spot that looked fresh, very similar to the one I noticed on the wall before.
My question is, how do I find out which one is the bully? I do have a wyandotte who I'm pretty sure is a rooster, and is very pushy with the other chicks at times, but I have yet to see any of them outright hurt another chick. In fact, both of the wyandottes are very pushy and rude to the other chicks, so my money is on one of them being the bully.
But, I can't be 100% sure about that until I see it for myself, and don't want to separate an innocent chick. The other chicks besides the wyandottes are very sweet and laid back. I have 3 more chicks that are 2 weeks old, and I can't have a bully like this in the coop when I eventually introduce them. I also don't want the other chicks being beat up, so I need to get this figured out!
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