One month old chick is getting pecked!

[Dr.Doorlock]

We got 8 baby chicks on Christmas eve-eve, so we named them:

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixen

Right now, Dunder is getting his tail pecked.

What do I do?

 

[CarriBrown]

Do you know which chick is pecking? Or is it more than one chick? You can either remove the naughty one to give Dunder a break (and once you put the other one back in, hopefully it will be knocked off it's top spot on the pecking order) or remove Dunder and a friend and let Dunder's tail heal.
Another thing... try a red heat light since they can't see as well with red and Dunder will blend in better. Also, make sure they have plenty of room.

 

[Smartie_Pants]

Dr.Doorlock :

We got 8 baby chicks on Christmas eve-eve, so we named them:

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixen

Right now, Dunder is getting his tail pecked.

What do I do?

Shouldn't Dunder be Donner?​

 

[maymiegirl]

They need either more space or some cat food. Give them about 1/4 cup of cat food sprinkled with cayenne pepper 2 times a week for 2 weeks then cut them back to once. Be sure to keep them dry and rub vaseline on the tail or spray it with Blu Kote.

The cayenne pepper is a precaution to any bacterial infection they may get and the cat food adds protein to the diet since lack thereof is a prime reason for feather pecking.

I have noticed with mine that they do get jealous. If it's your favorite baby, this may be the reason. The Blu Kote is made from a violet that tastes terrible to them. Believe me; they will stop.

 

[CarriBrown]

I'm not sure cat food is a good idea since they are so young. Scrambled egg would be a better choice, but they will need chick grit if you feed them anything other than their grower food (since they are not outside picking up grit naturally from the ground).

 

[Dr.Doorlock]

I appreciate your replies. I'm going to get some Blue Coat tomorrow.

Thank you!

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Maybe it is getting its tail pecked because its name should be Donnar not Dunder....

Dr.Doorlock :

We got 8 baby chicks on Christmas eve-eve, so we named them:

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixen

Right now, Dunder is getting his tail pecked.

What do I do?​

 

[Laskaland]

Dr.Doorlock :

We got 8 baby chicks on Christmas eve-eve, so we named them:

Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and Vixen,
Comet, Cupid, Dunder and Blixen

Right now, Dunder is getting his tail pecked.

What do I do?

FIRST:

What a neat thing to get for a Christmas present!!! Congratulations!
Christina​

 

[Rufflemyfeathers]

Oh yes Congrats on your new family of baby chicks..I still haven't named any of my chicks yet..got a couple names thought out but will probably put a leg band on them in future and at that time they will get a name..I need a way to separte some chicks in future when I want to keep my breeds with the right rooster and etc.

 

[Dr.Doorlock]

You have all been very nice with the replies. For some reason, the pecking stopped. I find when I spend more time clicking my tongue, they responde and forget about pecking. I'll still be on the watch.

I just started a new site and have links available. Just drop me a line from:

http://mysite.verizon.net/reswuzne/index.html

Tomorrow: Postholes
7 months to eggs.