Baby roosters fighting

[ChickenKiera]

I have two rooster who are about 8 weeks old and they keep fighting. By fighting I mean like chest bumping, using their feet and pecking each other (but not pecking the skin just like pecking the feathers). They do it quite a lot and is it normal for them to do it (just the pecking order). None of their fights have caused blood.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is normal. Female chicks will do this also. The fighting will settle once a leader is established.

 

[50-45-1]

At that age its more like mock fighting. Practice for when they are older.
Like when puppies bite and wrastle... its more play than serious but can be training for later in life.
Normal.

 

[Folly's place]

Play fighting is normal, and no injuries is good.
Having lots of space, more than one feeder and waterer, and toys and things to do also helps. Are they out with other chickens? How big is their coop and run, and how many birds?
Mary

 

[ChickenKiera]

Play fighting is normal, and no injuries is good.
Having lots of space, more than one feeder and waterer, and toys and things to do also helps. Are they out with other chickens? How big is their coop and run, and how many birds?
Mary

They are not with other chickens yet and they have a big run outside which they are in most of the day (I don’t know the size). There is only two of them which are both boys and yesterday I saw that one of them physically bit the other one but there was no blood

 

[mapurcel]

I had a situation like this just the other day and one baby roo did get hurt. Wondering if you had separated them or not.

 

[Folly's place]

When there are injuries, it's time for Plan B, including separation.
Mary

 

[mapurcel]

When there are injuries, it's time for Plan B, including separation.
Mary

I separated them. Before I did, I treated the wounded cockerel and observed him with the other Roos. They were not attacking or pecking him at all. I didn’t SEE it happen while they were out in the run. Maybe it was just establishing a pecking order?

 

[centrarchid]

What is their breed?