Roo bloodied roo - new behavior - what to do?

[Stonerowfarm]

Moved my mille's from their winter home, in the shed, confined, out to their summer home, a tractor in the yard with a nice chicken run. These birds have been together since last year when I got them. Two roos and two hens. Never much of a problem other than the usual rooster posturing, but not real fighting.

Today when we put them out in the run, everyone was happy to be in the sun again and for a bit just buzzed around pecking at greens and bugs. After a little while the roos started fighting, serious fighting. Lenny (typically top roo) got his neck feathers pulled and his comb bloodied. I pulled him out, blue kote'd his wounds and kept him in the barn till dark.

When I went back out I put the cage in the run for Maury to check out. He made little rooster noises and checked him out, but with no apparent aggression. Maury put himself to bed, I closed the tractor and let Lenny room around the run while I was there. Once everyone was calm I let Lenny back into the tractor. No problems, he just wandered around and reaquainted himself with the coop again. I closed everyone up for the night and hung around to make sure there was no fighting.

Now, the big question, when I let them out in the morning will they have settled all their issues, or am I going to have to play referee and possibly separate the boys.

 

[Opa]

The more likely event will be that they continue to have issues. It's a natural tendency for them to try and drive of any other roosters. You will jjust have to monitor them to insure that it doesn't become to severe. Many folks keep multiple roosters in the same pen without to many issues and for others it has meet with disaster. You'll just have to watach to see how yours will go.

 

[Stonerowfarm]

well, the boys survived the night, but again, as soon as the sun was up it started again. This time though I have two bloodied roos. I separated them again, but I'm worried they will never get back together again. Now what do I do with a roo who can't be with his 'ladies'. I really don't want to rehome him nor do I want him in the pot. If he has been cooped all his life (coop and run actually) and has never free-ranged, could he adapt to free ranging with my other ostrasized hen?

Why can't we all just get along

 

[Opa]

That would seem like your best option.