First of all 1 Roo to ten hens is a good ratio. 1 to 1 is going to be brutal on the hens. Pick out your best rooster and only the hens that are up to the standards that you are looking for and isolate and breed them. Keep in mind you should isolate for at least three weeks if you have multiple...
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1- I use a big calander on the back of the door in the barn.
2- I use a non related roo to start and then line breed with him up to five generations.
3- Be more specific.
4- I prefer colored zip ties.
If your happy with your rooster, you have a couple of choices. You can seperate them and only put them together when you want fertile eggs. You can put saddles on the hens. You can get more hens to reduce some of the ware and tare. I seperate mine and have a bachelor pad for them and allow them...
Hurry up and put them back and see if they start setting again. If they do give it a few more days and move them at night. If you can make there nesting area kinda dark and cozy, maybe give them golf balls for a few days after that to make sure they are committed.