Rooster breaking up fight between hens?

[LtDanFan]

I saw something curious yesterday, and i am wondering if this is normal rooster behavior.
I have about a 4-5 month old cockerel. His comb is red and hes a very pretty boy. He has just started to crow randomly in the last couple weeks. He is a cream legbar, and was hatched from eggs i purchased from a local farm. Overall, he seems very respectful to my ladies, and he is younger than some and older than some of the pullets/hens.
I have never seen him get aggressive until yesterday. I am not even sure if it qualifies as “aggression” per se because he put himself in the middle of 2 hens that were scrapping. I added 2 new hens to the mix and yesterday, they had direct contact with each other for the first time.
I’m sure it was a pecking order thing, but when Russel Crow saw the new girl and one of the older settled girls going at it, he jumped in the middle. I can’t recall who he pecked at it was just a flash of feathers and clucking but the argument broke up and he then walked away.
i know a good roo will protect his flock from predators but i was unaware that he would act as peacekeeper/bouncer and break up a fight.
Is this normal? Am i over-interpreting his behavior? Just curious.

 

[Debbie292d]

I believe you have the making of an excellent rooster there!

We have only a couple of a dozen various roosters that will do that. They all protect younger chicks free ranging. If they see a hen getting aggressive, most will go stand between her and them and do their dance. She'll back off.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

My current cockerel has done this as well. He’s not an excellent cockerel but does the bare minimum lol. That is indeed what they are supposed to do.

 

[Altairsky]

Yes, that is what good roosters do! My flock would be a total mess without my rooster keeping peace and breaking fights!