My chicks are play fighting?

[boblarrybigboy]

My chicks Larry and Bigboy, if you know them from recent threads, are always friendly to each other but then one second later they are flapping their wings at each other, stretching their necks, and pecking each other (not a hard peck). After that, they run all around like they never even done it and they're friends again. Are they play fighting or for real fighting?

 

[nchls school]

My chicks Larry and Bigboy, if you know them from recent threads, are always friendly to each other but then one second later they are flapping their wings at each other, stretching their necks, and pecking each other (not a hard peck). After that, they run all around like they never even done it and they're friends again. Are they play fighting or for real fighting?  

Play fighting that will eventually result in one being dominate over the other. Normal behavior and harmless-for now. Many roosters raised together get along even after maturity, but one will win the game for dominance.

 

[boblarrybigboy]

So if one does win, will one of the chicks kill the other when they're older?

 

[nchls school]

So if one does win, will one of the chicks kill the other when they're older?

Probably not. Long before that would happen you will know that they need to be separated. As long as the "play" does not result in physical damage, ignore it as normal behavior.

 

[boblarrybigboy]

Probably not. Long before that would happen you will know that they need to be separated. As long as the "play" does not result in physical damage, ignore it as normal behavior.

Okay thanks so much!