- Jul 15, 2013
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I have four approximately eight week old chicks - two dominickers, a production red and a gold sex link - who were raised together and get along just fine. I also had two ameraucanas, two weeks younger, that they seemed to get along ok with. But, after leaving them together outside under the care of my brother for a weekend while I was out of town, I came back to find one of the ameraucanas dead and the other missing a patch of feathers on her back, but still alive. My brother forgot to fill up their feeder when he put them in the pen for the morning (which is ample size for six or more chickens) which may have been a factor, as when I got home the feeder was picked empty and as soon as I put them up for the night, they started pecking up the feed that had collected in the dish I keep their feeder in to prevent wasting food.
I have the surviving ameraucana inside, and will reintroduce them a better way once she's healed up.
But the problem I'm having now is the two silkie chicks my boyfriend got for me. They're bantams, and probably around two weeks old right now. I don't know the sex. Based on the recent behaviour of my older chicks, I'm afraid that I might not be able to get them all to live together without hurting one another, because of how much smaller and different the silkies will be when they're fully grown.
I can't really build another pen, and I just can't bear the thought of more chickens getting hurt because of my inexperience
Do you guys have any suggestions, or should I look into finding my silkies a new home?
I have the surviving ameraucana inside, and will reintroduce them a better way once she's healed up.
But the problem I'm having now is the two silkie chicks my boyfriend got for me. They're bantams, and probably around two weeks old right now. I don't know the sex. Based on the recent behaviour of my older chicks, I'm afraid that I might not be able to get them all to live together without hurting one another, because of how much smaller and different the silkies will be when they're fully grown.
I can't really build another pen, and I just can't bear the thought of more chickens getting hurt because of my inexperience
