Violent chick

[Oilytoe90]

Me again. My biggest coturnix chick is being aggressive to all the others. It's pecking their toes and then dragging them across the brooder. Why? They r 10 days old

 

[Nabiki]

They usually stop doing that by day 2 or 3. What are you feeding them? You might try adding a couple hiding places for them.

 

[Oilytoe90]

They usually stop doing that by day 2 or 3. What are you feeding them? You might try adding a couple hiding places for they didn't do it before, it's just the big one doing it to the others today, they've all got along until now. I'm giving them a 29% protein chick crumb. They also have a mix of blueberries, raspberries and strawberries every now and then, hide some meal worms under their straw too. I've put a bigger feeder in too as I have a few different types.

 

[Nabiki]

It's probably the mealworms. The larger chick is mistaking toes for worms and pecking at them. I don't start giving treats to my birds until they're at least 4 weeks old.

 

[Oilytoe90]

It's probably the mealworms. The larger chick is mistaking toes for worms and pecking at them. I don't start giving treats to my birds until they're at least 4 weeks old.

Ahh ok. So stop the worms?

 

[Susan Skylark]

I have had a bully chick at 2 weeks, he got kicked out of the brooder for attacking other chicks, hopefully yours is just ‘slow’ in figuring out feet are friends and not food and not just mean!

 

[Nabiki]

Ahh ok. So stop the worms?

I would stop all the treats for now. Those first 4-6 weeks is when they do most of their growing, so proper nutrition is critical.

 

[Oilytoe90]

Yeah was deffo thinking they were worms, he's pecking his own feet . I have upgraded the brooder now