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- Jan 16, 2024
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So a friend of mine gave me 3 Belgian D'uccle chicks, and I put them with my 2 silkie chicks to raise together. But two of the Belgians and one of the silkies are sticking to each other and sleeping together for warmth, while shunning the remaining silkie and D'uccle. These two just go sit in separate corners to sleep.
Is this something I should be concerned about?
I do know one of the Belgians was abandoned by its mother, so that might be the reason it is shunned. But I don't know why they took to one Silkie and not the other. They do eat with the other Belgian and sit with him occasionally, but they are shunning the other Silkie entirely. He does seem a little weak and small so I don't know if he wasn't actually from the same hatching or if he isn't well.
Is this something I should be concerned about?
I do know one of the Belgians was abandoned by its mother, so that might be the reason it is shunned. But I don't know why they took to one Silkie and not the other. They do eat with the other Belgian and sit with him occasionally, but they are shunning the other Silkie entirely. He does seem a little weak and small so I don't know if he wasn't actually from the same hatching or if he isn't well.