Why are my peeps hurting my baby roo?

[vicegrip]

To day I saw one of my chicks pecking at the roo a lot and some of the other ones a little And then I saw a couple of others pecking him a lot and a couple of the other ones a little to. I thought it might be the starting of the pecking order so I let it go for a half hour or so now my baby roo has a bloody spot so I quarantined him. Now there not pecking each other any moor than normal. He pecks at the blood spot. There is 16 2-3 week old chick in 8sf. I think that’s plenty of room for now maybe not.


Can you help to tell me whets going on?

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Chicks are no different than adult birds. They notice anything that is out of the ordinary and their curiousity is non stop. Are you using a light on them? If it is a white light, changing to a red light will help with the pecking. Hope this helps!

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

Im new to this but I think you need a bigger brooder. I had 12 in a 8sf box at 3 weeks old and thought they looked cramped can't imagine 16. I have moved them to a 25sf cardboard box and I think that will hold them over until the coop is done. Try a bigger box even if you have to tape a couple together.