Quote Originally Posted by sana View Post
I can keep two why not three?
It's actually generally recommended to keep at least 3 as they are very social birds and they do best in a group.

Do you know how old they are? Are the chicks fully feathered? If not they should be in a brooder with a heat lamp. The rule of thumb is to keep a heat lamp at 95°F for their first week of life, and decrease it be 5° each week until they are at room temperature or fully feathered. The brooder should be big enough that they can get away from the heat lamp if they want to, but not so big that they can't easily find their way back to it.

You'll need to feed them chick started (medicated, if you can find it) and they'll need a shallow dish for water (they make special waterers for chicks that work great, you can find them at a feed store for a couple dollars). As they get bigger their water will need to be placed on something (I use a cinderblock) to raise it off the ground.They can't hold water in their mouths well and the water will drain out before they can swallow if it's not raised.

You said one is picking on the other. Are they the same size/the same age? If one is much larger than the other it will likely pick the other to death. Otherwise it may just be them determining their "pecking order", though I don't usually see that in my young chicks.

Let me know if you have any questions, I'll try to answer them.