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Answer to the first question - yes.
Males will fight and jockey for position incessantly.
Answer to the 2nd quetion: Calm is a relative term in the chicken yard. Multiple cocks tend to be "calm" in the absence of females, so if you intend to maintain several in relative peace, keep...
ok i know this sounds silly, but do remember the old ring on a string trick or hanging a needle by a thread and holding it over your hand to see how many kids you might have? well that's what the guy that i bought my chicks from did and he was right. you take a ring and tie a string to it...
If you cannot sex them at birth, then you are in a waiting game.
After just a few days it can be near impossible to tell for sure, unless they are sex links.
The best thing to do is wait till they develop traits, 6-8 weeks.