Mean chick

[smokeyodie97]

I have 4 chicks and one is mean to the rest he's about 2-3 days old . What is it's problem?

 

[Yay Chicks!]

When you say that the chick is "mean", what is the behavior?

 

[smokeyodie97]

He/she pecks the others

 

[Quinn4321]

give them something to do.......... put grit in their cage, or fresh soft green lawn grass (as long as theres no pesticides or anything on it)

 

[Fred's Hens]

How big is the brooder?

 

[chiefsfan36]

chick sounds bored - we have different size roosts for them to jump through and under - no feather picking or anything like that..

 

[Loghousemom]

What are you using as roosts? I thought they didn't need them till they are out in the coop? I have a Cochin that seems to be picking on a few of the others. I have 5 total in a 30x36 box for a brooder. I did add some grit yesterday and they seemed to enjoy that, though today "she" is still picking on the rest. I had the ones being picked on separate, but they all seem to do fine together except that one so now I separated her. Not sure if this is right, but she can still see the rest of them. I might have to run out after bedtime and grab them some grass and toss it in there. Should I just put the blades in or dig up a small clod and throw the whole thing in there for everybody?