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JustChickens



Joined: 24 Mar 2008
Posts: 787
Location: Sussex
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:24 pm    Post subject: Chicks fighting. Reply with quote
Is it normal for 4 and a half week old chicks to be fighting? My Sumatrans are twice the size of the smaller Japanese bantams and seem to launch themselves at the little ones! They dont seem to cause any harm but they sqeek alot. Probably shouting Bugger Off!

Thanks
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Pekinout



Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Posts: 880
Location: Cornwall
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mine all play fight quite a lot. Think it's natural behaviour.
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JustChickens



Joined: 24 Mar 2008
Posts: 787
Location: Sussex
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
yeh thought so, makes me laugh lots! they dont hurt each other just jumping and flapping at each other
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mojo



Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 10189
Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
put a card or wire mesh divider in the brooder or run...........my jap chicks are in with 3 orps of the same age but are3 times bigger but aftera few days peace riegned and now all huddle together
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JustChickens



Joined: 24 Mar 2008
Posts: 787
Location: Sussex
PostPosted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I may try that Smile
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