Rooster fight!

[centrarchid]

They have been able to see each other for 7 days now. My plan was to wait until Tuesday when i am off work and let them have supervised visitation for a couple hours Tuesday and Wednesday but then this has started so honestly i dont know what to do!!!! The newbies should have plenty of space. The total house is about 6 by 10 feet but now divided in half but leads into a large run. I was going to leave the divider open to give plenty of space but now my roosters are fighting so that will not work. Should i divide the two separate flocks into three parts for each rooster or should i let the hens get to know each other and leave the roos by them selves?

You pushing into a realm I am unable to do with confined roosters. I have trouble keeping small numbers (<5) more than one together. I either have more roosters without females or have only one male per pen with females.

 

[ldrchickens]

You can separate them, but then what?
I don't separate unless a particular male isn't going to be returning to their group.
It doesn't happen often but knowing the difference between a fight to the death and status scraps can be helpful.
A lot will depend on how much room your chickens have to escape any aggression.
At some point if they can't resolve their differences you're going to have to do it for them.
I patch them up and leave them to it.
This is what I use for most wounds. It stops further pecking at the wound and seals it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...s-and-injuries-with-stockholm-hoof-tar.74400/

Well my plan was to actually separate my whole flock into three separate pens for breeding purposes so once separated the roos would never again be in the same pen.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They have been able to see each other for 7 days now. My plan was to wait until Tuesday when i am off work and let them have supervised visitation for a couple hours Tuesday and Wednesday but then this has started so honestly i dont know what to do!!!! The newbies should have plenty of space. The total house is about 6 by 10 feet but now divided in half but leads into a large run. I was going to leave the divider open to give plenty of space but now my roosters are fighting so that will not work. Should i divide the two separate flocks into three parts for each rooster or should i let the hens get to know each other and leave the roos by them selves?

How many birds all together?
How big is the run (sq ft)?

Personally, I would find a way to separate out the roosters (how old are they?) and wait to integrate when you are off work so you can monitor things.

 

[centrarchid]

If I had a weekend, I would try to experiment with ways to keep them all together, but darn they would still on occasion try to ding each other up.

 

[ldrchickens]

You pushing into a realm I am unable to do with confined roosters. I have trouble keeping small numbers (<5) more than one together. I either have more roosters without females or have only one male per pen with females.

I knew this was gonna happen just not so soon. especially since they were raised since hatching together. I though i had more time to separate properly or would at least get a sign this was gonna start.

 

[centrarchid]

I have a bunch of 4' x 5' pens used to house my American Dominique roosters singly. Your birds could get by with a lot less until your breeding pens are ready.

 

[centrarchid]

I knew this was gonna happen just not so soon. especially since they were raised since hatching together. I though i had more time to separate properly or would at least get a sign this was gonna start.

I am laughing, a little for you, a little at you, and for myself as I will be having rooster issues when the next warm spell hits.

 

[ldrchickens]

How many birds all together?
How big is the run (sq ft)?

Personally, I would find a way to separate out the roosters (how old are they?) and wait to integrate when you are off work so you can monitor things.

Total bird count for this pen is 12. The run is about 40 x 30 feet so about 1,200 sq ft?

 

[Shadrach]

Well my plan was to actually separate my whole flock into three separate pens for breeding purposes so once separated the roos would never again be in the same pen.

That's a good idea. I have separate groups here but free range. This of course means they have room to avoid each other if necessary. It's a lot more difficult for people who keep them in runs.

 

[centrarchid]

Do you have a roll of 2" x 4" welded wire laying around. You could quickly make some little cock-pens to hold the little guys away from harming each other.