Fighting

[Honken]

All birds pictured are roosters.

 

[Folly's place]

The easiest solution is to rehome one or both cockerels, meanwhile housing them separately. Do you need both of them, and do you have the space and number of hens and pullets to work out for two roosters?
Having enough space, hiding places (not dead ends), free range time, and hopefully resolution of their dominance challenges, things could settle down. Or not. Then, you will need to have separate housing for them, or rehome one or both.
Do you have the time to supervise them when together?
Having one kill the other isn't better!
Mary

 

[Honken]

Thank you. Please tell me these are hens
Please tell me thes 2 are hens.

At 2 months, the birds are far from mature. Damage as shown is comparatively minor. I keep gamefowl that are far more inclined to do as shown and can sometimes do it when much younger. Damage with games much more likely to be lethal. I see it most in settings where there is no dominant and usually closer to adult male that will whip their butts even before real fighting starts. If fighting breaks out with a group without a much larger male to shut it down, then I usually install one taking care to make certain the larger male does not cause too much trouble himself. If suitable larger male is not available, then I separate the combatants so they can not reach each other but are still able to see and hear their foe(s). Battle mode will often pass in a day or so making so they can be re-introduced with little or no fighting. When they are still combative they produce very distinctive sounds you will learn very quickly to gauge when re-introduction will work, .......and not work.

The males and occasionally females cycle in and out of getting into battle royal mode. I have a group doing just that this evening. Their mother stopped clucking when these guys became 93 days post-hatch. They will be going to work with me tomorrow where I can moderate fighting or place their older brother close by.

Bothe started at each other within 5 minutes together today. Started with a stare down, then neck bobbing, I seperated them when the pecking started.

 

[centrarchid]

Thank you. Please tell me these are hens

Please tell me thes 2 are hens.

Bothe started at each other within 5 minutes together today. Started with a stare down, then neck bobbing, I seperated them when the pecking started.

What about the sounds produced. Mine make a particular vocalization when when battling as immature birds.

 

[Honken]

What about the sounds produced. Mine make a particular vocalization when when battling as immature birds.

No sounds. In less than 5 minutes together they fight

 

[centrarchid]

No sounds. In less than 5 minutes together they fight

Listen closer, and watch for subtle signals giving before fighting commences. My games and American Dominiques do it so likely all cockerels do.

 

[Honken]

Listen closer, and watch for subtle signals giving before fighting commences. My games and American Dominiques do it so likely all cockerels do.

I watched them square up about 6 times today and they were silent.

 

[centrarchid]

I watched them square up about 6 times today and they were silent.

You are saying they are making no sounds? Can you record a video with sound and post on something like youtube?