Two baby red rock chicks HELP

[i8theburger]

We just brought home two baby red rock chicks to raise up and eventually add to our three year old flock of four red Sussex hens.
The two chicks are in a small enclosure with food water and heat lamp.
The problem: one chick continually attacks the other's eye. Why? And do I need to separate them? We cannot watch them 24/7 and the one relentlessly goes after the other unless we stop it.

 

[kidfarmer]

I had the same issue with the eye attacking. I ended up giving her a "timeout", that's right a timeout who knew you'd have to give a chicken that. I put a screen to block her off but she was still able to see them which is important and she hasn't done it ever since she's now 9 weeks and she was doing that at 3-4 weeks

 

[i8theburger]

I have segregated them for now. See the attached pic.

 

[SallyEdwards]

I had some issues with a week old arucana chick pecking the eye of a same age leghorn, didn't appear to actually cause any damage and it stopped after a week or so. Funnily enough they are now 4 weeks and the leghorn in question seems to be top bird.

 

[i8theburger]

So the separation wire failed. Bird were together smiling at me when I went to check on them. They seemed fine so have left them. If you want to see them live go to
http://chickens.thewilson5.ca