It may sound like a sorry life for the bottom roo, but really it is not. If you consider a pecking order like waiting in line, everyone is always in the same order in line for food, water and treats; someone is always in front, someone is always in back. If someone tries to cut in line, there will be a scuffle until the line is back in order. As long as there is plenty of food and water for everyone, then even the ones who are in the back of the line get plenty to eat.
This is true of any chicken flock, even if there is only one or even no roosters! Young roosters can often be overzealous in their matings, so you'll want to watch to make sure the hens are not being injured from overmating.
If you start to notice severe feather loss over their backs, wings or back of their heads, they may be getting too much attention from the roosters.
We do sell chicken saddles , which help protect their backs, or the girls might need a break from the guys. If the girls need a break, we would recommend removing all the boys and keeping them together. Many roosters can co-exsist peacefully in one pen as long as there are no hens to fight over. Don't separate the boys from each other or they might forget that they know each other and start fighting when they are re-introduced.
It serve me almost every day and I can see the resuts on my floc of 43…! What a great read I just had reading your article on Google.
Loved it. Have a great day. Thanks for being kind and loving to your flocks. My sweet chicken Clyde, was killed by a bear recently.
I cried for weeks. He brought me so much joy and love. I will miss him terribly and hope that I can see him again, in the next life, in Heaven. He did not deserve to die like that. I will love you to the day I die. Love, Jane Hazard. You will see your chicken Clyde again, in Romans said that all nature waits for its redemption, God loves animals and created them with the capacity to love humans, and they respond to love, also, all desires of our heart will supply Him to us, and return to us our loved ones, since animals never rejected God, their redemption is sure.
We are newbies and have recently added 10 chicks 9 weeks now to our flock of two. One rooster and one small Japanese bantam hen. Little hen is the bully and we keep them separate. I have to supervise any contact. Your site is so helpful. Much more to learn. The girls are 6 months old. I have had my rooster since he was a chick 7 months now and he has suddenly become aggressive towards my 3 year old.
He has been handled and played with the entire time by myself, my husband and the 3 kiddos, my husband has said he the rooster has been aggressive for a while but I have only just started seeing it. What can we do? I have 2 roosters, 34 hens. My alfa rooster takes his job seriously and does it well.
I personally recommend having a rooster. They offer protection that I cannot. We have 2 separate flocks but plan to integrate. First flock 13 hens are a year old, free range and no rooster. Second flock 19 hens not free range yet and one rooster Buff Orpington. I want them all to free range together. Will this overwhelm the rooster? We are deciding if we should keep him before integrating the 2 flocks. Thank you! For the last 3 months we have had one egg a day.
We recently found a much smaller hen on our land who was in a bit of a state, no feathers on her breast or backside. We kept her separate from the others and thought we would integrate her once she was was looking better. Since the new chicken arrived we have discovered that 3 of the 5 original chickens are roosters.
Would it be best to get some more females? Or get rid of 2 of the roosters. Very attached to them all, we got them as pets not food. Once I get rid of the one rooster for now, I wanted to put them in a large fenced in garden and have them be out all day. They would still have a coop in the garden to enter at night. But would share the garden together during the day. Is this a bad idea? They already share a coop and small run during the day and at night.
They only get let out to roam the yard for about 3 hours in the evenings. Hi Veronica. Thank you for reading our blog and for asking your question. It does sound as if removing the dominant rooster may be the first step is restoring some enjoyment for you with keeping your flock.
If and when you do re-home that top roster, it will change the pecking order within your flock so be watchful for how the other two roosters get along. One of them will naturally assume the lead rooster title. On letting your flock be in the garden all day, I suggest allowing them to have access to their coop even during the daytime.
The hens likely already go inside to lay eggs, and the entire flock needs to have access to it during times of bad weather or when aerial predators fly overhead. And of course, as long as you can tolerate the scratching of the earth and dust bathing where you may not want them to do it! Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Meyer Hatchery Home. Keeping Multiple Roosters in a Flock. This way their squirmishes are more likely to look like fistfights rather than a battle to the death.
At best, you end up with a bruised and battered newcomer, at worst, a blood bath. Hopefully, this article has explained not only the number of roosters you can have, but also a few questions you may not have considered. Keeping a rooster takes a bit of foresight and preparation overall to make sure you are one, abiding by the laws of where you live; and two, providing a healthy environment for your entire flock. If you already have a coop or are planning on building a hen house and want to include a rooster, think ahead about the breed you prefer and how you will both raise and socialize it.
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