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My 3 week old chicks are kicking each other...

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by tabatha_westcott, Feb 10, 2009.

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  1. Feb 10, 2009 #1
    tabatha_westcott

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    I know i have half males and half females but i can't tell which is which yet. They have a lot of space to roam but some are still kicking and pecking. Do all chicks kick or just the roos? Should I separate them?
     
  3. Feb 10, 2009 #2
    tabatha_westcott

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    :(Should I have posted this somewhere else????
     
  5. Feb 10, 2009 #3
    speckledhen

    speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Member

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    Ive raised alot of chicks, but never saw one kick another. Do you mean bumping chests? All of them do that.
     
  7. Feb 10, 2009 #4
    debilorrah

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    I have had three batches and never seen any of them kick. Chest bumping, like Speckled said is normal.....
     
  9. Feb 10, 2009 #5
    birdbrain2

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    my i week old sometimes stretch out their legs and accidentally kick the one behind them.
     
  11. Feb 10, 2009 #6
    tabatha_westcott

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    I guess they are bumping chests... They all do that? Is it play?
     
  13. Feb 10, 2009 #7
    Mom 2em All

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    like jumping up and hitting another chick with both feet, right?

    I have had some do that- they have so far been the roos that do that.
    However, I have one that does that now- even does it to my hand, about a week and a half old, I dont know what sex it is, but I assume roo.
     
  15. Feb 10, 2009 #8
    tabatha_westcott

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    Yup. Are they going to be aggressive?
     
  17. Feb 10, 2009 #9
    enola

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    What breed do you have ?
     
  19. Feb 10, 2009 #10
    speckledhen

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    No, that means nothing about the sex. My pullets spar with each other. By six weeks, they begin to sort out their pecking order in the group.
     
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