day old chicks fighting!

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denise and joe

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day old chicks fighting!
« on: August 14, 2009, 19:51 »
Help please!! I have 2 chicks in my incubator one hatched out a few hours before the other, the oldest is 24 hours old. The older one is pecking the younger one and I am worried what wil happen when I am not there to stop them. They are both german langshans bantams. Can anyone help asap ?

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Foxy

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2009, 22:12 »
lovely breed you have there! maybe the light is too bright? what sort of brooder set up do you have??? :) eg dull emiter, electric hen, broody???

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denise and joe

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2009, 18:37 »
sorry havent worked out how to reply yet so hope u get this! i hav them in an old reptile set up with an infrared light i hav also started to put them in a run now for a short time each day to relieve the boredom. hav u any idea wen and how i can sex them-easy method please i am not that bright ha ha thanx

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snowflake

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2009, 19:23 »
chicks will peck at anything that moves toes are normaly the favorite, when they work out where the food and water is they will settle down. they do need constant heat at the moment. They will settle down in a couple of days. Sexing have you tried the sewing needle and cotten it works for me. straight cock and circle pullet.

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2009, 19:32 »
Sewing needle & cotton?

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snowflake

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2009, 19:58 »
Oh yes, thread a needle, hold by the end of the cotten normaly wrapped round the index finger over the chick, and hey presto. Also good for testing eggs if fertile circle its fertile if it does not move not fertile. 
can be a small magnet and cotten, someone on ebay is selling them for £4.99, the needle and cotten is a very old methord and you get this advice for free. haha
can be used on all animals even humans? have a go .

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snowflake

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2009, 20:04 »
if your on ebay check out this item number: 320414132922 they sold 30 on one listing not bad going.

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denise and joe

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Re: day old chicks fighting!
« Reply #7 on: September 02, 2009, 07:38 »
i love the method advised by snowflake cant wait to try it will let u kno how i get on thanx


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