URGENT BULLY CHICK!!!

[mypollitos]

Thank you, I'll try this today and see how it goes.

Good luck with the hurt chick.

 

[cafarmgirl]

It got worse today... I found a bald spot on my smallist.... its started bleading a little and all the chicks are pecking at him... I have him a bath to clean it but it didn't help.... I'm really scared now. Also when will a baby rooster get its wattle... because I'm growing on the fact that the bully may be a boy.

Put some BluKote or some Peck No More on it, keep it separated from the others for a few days until the wound dries up and is not so obvious.

I would not keep these birds in their brooder at all anymore if at all possible, don't want this problem to get worse. 7 weeks old is really big to be in a brooder still. Get them into as much space as possible and hopefully this problem will go away when they have normal chicken activities to occupy them. I start sending chicks out during the day at 2 1/2 or 3 weeks old, with a heat lamp, just to avoid boredom and possible pecking problems.

Roosters often start showing pink in their combs and little wattles coming in by this age. Meaness at this young age does not necessarily mean it's a roo. If you could post a picture of your suspect folks here can probably tell you.

 

[jaretc]

this is the bullys head ill post another with the body. she/he is the only one with no peck marks.

 

[jaretc]

this is the rest of him/her.