Strange behavior?

[Rune19]

I just got 2 Jersey Giant chicks and a Light Brama chick and put them in with my other chicks that are a week younger than them. They all arrived with light pecking injuries from each other which I have separated them to let heal.

Recently, when allowed to visit the others, one of the Jersey Giant chick is picking on/bullying my Americana chick. My Americana is the only one that she does this to; so much so that she(Americana) runs from her(JG) and tries to hide. Is she just establishing her place in the pecking order or is she bullying her? She is the only 1 out of the 3 new ones that doesn't seem to get along with all of the younger ones.

Do I wait it out, permanently separate her, or is there a way to correct her behavior?

 

[azygous]

Lots of ways to stop the behavior. Do not separate the chicks. They need each other. Do get some Blue-kote to paint on the wounds to camouflage them. (Use a Q-tip, not the giant applicator in the bottle) Here is how to stop the bad behavior. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aggressive-baby-chicks-and-how-to-stop-the-behavior.72029/

 

[Rune19]

Awesome, I'll try some if those suggestions out. Thank you!

 

[aart]

I just got 2 Jersey Giant chicks and a Light Brama chick and put them in with my other chicks that are a week younger than them.

How old are they?
How big is their housing?

 

[SmiYa0126]

I would recommend to seperate the bully chick with wire from the rest, so it can still see everyone but can't hurt them. It has worked for my aggressive chick. I only had to do it for one afternoon. Others have had to do it for longer.

 

[Rune19]

How old are they?
How big is their housing?

They're at least 2-3 months old already.

The problem chick has now been moved to a bigger enclosure with older chicks that are her size or bigger; she has not shown anymore negative behavior so far.

 

[Rune19]

I would recommend to seperate the bully chick with wire from the rest, so it can still see everyone but can't hurt them. It has worked for my aggressive chick. I only had to do it for one afternoon. Others have had to do it for longer.

Thank you for the tip, I'll keep it in mind for the future! She's been moved to a bigger enclosure with other chicks her size or bigger, she's been well behaved since.