Help! Two of my hens started fighting!

[mypicklebird]

I would decrease the handling and petting as much as you can. Don't let him get carried around by the kids.
If he is usually a flighty bird, and he is currently letting you handle him/pet him ect, he is not letting you do this because he likes it, but because he is really sore and tired, and is too weak and hurt to squawk/flap/kick/struggle.

The best thing you can do for a semi tame chicken that has pecking injuries is provide a warm, safe, quiet place to heal and provide nutritious and tempting food to give him energy.

Don't cuddle and pet him, let him rest and heal. Keep the well meaning kids away, other than to peek at him from afar. And decide which rooster you want to keep, so you all don't have to go through this again...

If you want to tame him, handle him lots after he has recovered from his injuries. He will be better prepared to deal with the stress. Do handle him enough to daily inspect his wounds to make sure none are getting infected, and to make sure he is eating/drinking/pooping.

 

[1seekingjannah]

The kids are actually doing very well at not handleing him too much. They just carried him upstairs and he sat pretty much where he was in the picture, on the edge of the box(he was set in the box but he flew to the edge himself) all night. He's being given plenty of time to rest and recoop.

 

[fowlafoot]

I've had young roosters do this too, game breeds hit an age where all the roosters need to be kept seperately. If you cage one you will need to cage the other one as well or they will fight through the wire. I adore my games and wouldn't trade them but there are certain downsides to raising more than one game rooster.

 

[Poohbear]

Rub some antibiotic ointment like neosporin on his head where it is wounded and keep him warm. Bread and milk for a couple days (put a little at a time in his mouth 2 or 3 times a day) and keep clean water out for him. He will be fine.