Hens attacking rooster

[LadyAithne]

So.
In the ongoing saga between my rooster and 9 other hens a new development has occurred. My eight month old Brahma rooster has always been more submissive and sweet-tempered. However, lately several of the hens have been attacking him and picking his feathers, he has no feathers on his legs anymore. Most of the hens are older than him by a few months and the rest are his age. We have a mixed flock of girls. Prior to this point the rooster was not showing any signs of injury, infirmity or illness. He has now been separated from the girls because yesterday I witnessed two hens attacking his back above his tail and he has a nice bloody wound there now. So I have him in his own small coop well he heals. As I said he's always been submissive and the girls usually ran him around, but this is the first full-on attack. Do you think there's any hope once he's healed of them getting along? I didn't think my hen to Rooster ratio was off, but I only have the one rooster, and the others are all hens. 9 hens 1 rooster. I do have six more chicks in a brooder that I have not introduced yet, and we are adding more space to the chicken run. I'm wondering if space was the issue. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

 

[aart]

I'm wondering if space was the issue.

Could be.
Dimensions and pics of space set up would help.

He's still youngish, Brahmas can take longer to mature.
But flock dynamics can depend on demeanor of all birds involved.

Diet can play a part too.
What all and how exactly are you feeding?

 

[LadyAithne]

Could be.
Dimensions and pics of space set up would help.

He's still youngish, Brahmas can take longer to mature.
But flock dynamics can depend on demeanor of all birds involved.

Diet can play a part too.
What all and how exactly are you feeding?

Layer feed and occasional mealworms, bedding is fine shavings. I will measure the current dimensions when i get back home. I want to say it is ten x ten however. The issue is that they live in a converted barn stall. The run, which will also be ten x ten ( and eight feet tall) should be finished this weekend

 

[Grits&Eggs]

Funny you say that, when I thought my Buff Orp rooster was a hen, i saw him being picked on, pecked and chased and thought, "bottom of the pecking order", but as he started to get bigger than my Marans and Austras -- and even when mount them (and eventually start crowing) they still picked on, pecked and chased him. He was only with us a month after he started crowing, but had the pulled feathers and missing spots to show he was def not the alpha. And, we had plenty of room and a good diet!

 

[chickens really]

Need higher protein and might be too crowded for the breeds. Cabin fever. Getting sick of being confined.