I need information about young cockerels. they've had a horrible fight

[lukewride]

I've got a hen bird and 7 chicks in together. i think 3 are pullets and 4 are cockerels..

i just went outside cus u heard alot of noise and 2 of the cocks are fighting and theres blood on one of them.. they're only 8 weeks old and i was told they wouldent fight for a few weeks yet..

anyway, i seperated the 2 for now and cleaned them up and they both seem fine.. a little angry but fine.

my problem now is that i need to keep them all and i'm not sure how i should seperate them.. would they fight again? can they be seperated from thier mum (mom) lol...

 

[Judy]

Yes, they're plenty old enough to be separated from their mom. And you'll have to keep anyone with blood on him separate til he heals. Then, you could try keeping the one that did the attacking separate for a few days, then see if he will be accepted back, with only minor pecking skirmishes that are not bloody. Sometimes this puts them lower in the pecking order. But don't be surprised if you end up having to keep them separated.