Rooster Flocks

i love my roosters they usually tend to be braver with humans than the hens do I think it may be genetic so the ladies can get to safety the boys face perceived danger. Once they realize no danger from you they tend to come alive personality wise.

Dogs and cats offer love and loyalty in return for food water and love, a rooster will too.

Thanks for letting us know it is possible to keep more than one without having a hen quotas

A great article for integrating any new birds to the flock, not just roosters. Thanks for posting it.

I love the idea of a rooster flock! They look so peaceful once you take out the ladies. I'd like to see how some long-term rooster flocks do.

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This is a brilliant article! In order to produce 5 colors of eggshells, I have to keep 10 roosters. One main breeder and a backup rooster for each color of eggshell (chocolate, mint, olive, blue, pink). 10 or 12 breeding pens with one rooster and 2 hens each is getting to be a lot to maintain past breeding season. I’m in the habit of letting them out of their pens to free range, but sometimes any of them don’t mind their own business and I have to break up squabbles. Breeds include Australorp, Ameracauna, Penedesenca, Marans, Naked Neck.

Thank you for recognizing the value of roosters and for giving me some great ideas about how to manage my beautiful boys.

Thank you for the valuable information. I have 9 gorgeous bantam roos from a straight run in March of this year. I thought I would have to rehome them when I read horror stories of too many roos. They spend the day in the chicken run and free range 2-3 hours in the evening and other than an occasional spat, they get along just fine and are staying with us at Oak Pond.

Good information. Thank-you.

Terrific and timely article. We have a small barred rock that our older rooster wouldn’t bully but he wouldn’t let him have any girls. the bar rock is full grown now and challenged the adult rooster and damaged his throat and now he can barely crow. I keep the smaller one in the garage in a small pen as that’s I have to keep him
Safe at night. We have a small fenced in yard that I put him out in as much as possible throughout the day so he doesn’t get confinement injuries in the small crate. I’ve been doing this for at least three weeks now is it safe to re-introduce them? I could re home him but he’s a great guy. Super gentle I can carry him around under my arm and all but he just hates that older rooster. Help and thanks!

Thank you for giving such simple but helpful advice for those of us who want our roos, all of them! I get tired of hearing many say to just kill any males you get that are extra... you have let me know they can live together, away from the ladies of course. I also appreciate your mentioning the food differences and size requirements. Well done!

We had 7 yearling roos to sort out. We decided on one for breeding and sold a second one. So, 5 brothers went to live in our barn as free range. (They have more room then our breeding flocks right now as we are in a transitional moving phase and need nesting boxes out there.) We witnessed all of this just moving them to the new location. Thanks for reassuring us we did ok with that decision. They're hilarious! They come running for their carrots they share with the goat.

Wonderful article.. very informative!

Well that's really cool I've never heard of a roo flock but I might try it way later in my life

Excellent article with beautiful pictures. Great for people who are too attached to their boys to send them to Freezer Camp, but also great for those who want a yard full of eye-candy without the "hassle" of egg collecting, broody boxes and such. And yes, there really are people who would like to have the chickens but don't want to be bothered about eggs and chicks!

Update - 2019 - @RoostersAreAwesome was my inspiration/support for starting my own Bachelor Flock. It has wavered between 4 and six fellows and has been an ongoing success for nearly two years, now. I LOVE my boys! Their beauty and antics make them the most colorful, entertaining bunch on the place! -

This article is very useful for anyone who has an excess of roosters and is looking for a fun alternative for housing them. Very well written, lots of experience went in before this article was written.

I learned a lot!