What is a normal amount of pecking?

[Ralph_Mueller]

You may of ended up with something like a Marans? Though there are some other species that tend to be aggressive peckers. I have heard that the Marans birds tend to do that a lot.

 

[mlholmquist]

This is a picture of the chick in question. On the box at the farm supply store it had 2 tags on it, black sex link and buff orpington so I assumed that’s what was in there. She was the only one though. I know when they’re chicks the males have a yellow spot on their head I think? I never saw that when she was a baby or now. Are you able to tell if it’s a hen or a roo by this?

I’m hoping with the new separation technique of them being able to see each other will help. On one of my replies I added an image of what the set up looks like. I noticed the first time I put her back she wasn’t pecking as much or as hard.

I’ll keep trying my best with her

She looks like my troublemaker, Q, an Olive Egger that we ordered online (with 7 other breeds) as a day old chick. (They're 6 weeks old now.) She is so bossy!!!

One of the others is a White Crested Black Polish named Ruth - I've had to separate her because she's getting pecked so badly. It's been 2 days, and she's healing well, so I tried putting Ruth back in with the others today. Q went DIRECTLY for her sore head. She can be a beast! But I adore her too. Obviously I pulled Ruth right back out. She's free-ranging in the front hall on top of the enclosure and is very pleased with herself.

When they are all out and about, Q is sweet and social and just wants love and attention. She's sweet as can be. (The other pic is the two of them sharing treats with their (not-very-frizzle) Frizzle Easter Egger Bantam sister, Feeby.) I just can't get over their personalities.

This is our 2nd flock - we have 3 left from our first and we're going to introduce them to each other (separated) today finally. I wish I could have done it a week ago but the weather has been terrible here. Either unbearably hot or giant thunderstorms.

Good luck with your sassy baby!!!