The last couple of weeks I have had two hens setting on nests with about a dozen eggs in each nest. So far, we have hatched out 8 baby chicks. Seven of the chicks were hatched about a week and a half ago.
Well, last week, baby chick #8 was hatched. He/she was about a week or so younger than the other chicks.
I have had this situation before. The older chicks will peck at it briefly to let it know the "pecking" order but eventually leave it alone.
Unfortunately, that didn't happen in this case. I found the poor chick in a corner the next morning almost pecked to death. I immediately took it out of the pen and placed it in a pen by itself. It died later that afternoon. I was so upset as this has never happened before.
I have learned my lesson. Found another baby chick yesterday morning. He/she is now in a separate box where the others can't hurt it.
Life on a farm!!
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