Pecking prob. Help.

[dave812]

My Quail chicks r 2 weeks old and one of them pecks at random another chick in the head none of the others r hurt (yet) bit idk y he\she is doing it. Any advice?

 

[JaeG]

Some quail are more aggressive (some are plain nutty), so keep an eye on it and separate it if it's becoming more of a problem. And don't breed from it as temperament is genetic.

 

[dave812]

Thx that helps and def with breeding lol

 

[chellejay]

Just commenting here about my problem with the low-protein feed causing feather pecking in case that's what's troubling your pecker, too... Might be worth checking out the protein level in their feed.

 

[BobDBirdDog]

X2 with Chellejay

to elaborate, the chicks need about 28% protein chick starter. Higher protein sources usually comes from animal and insets (meats/fats), grain/seed simply doesnt cut it.