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Looks like someone changed the name of my thread. I didn't know roosters could overeat hens. Lol Anyway, I took everyone's advice. I was able to part with two roosters. It was the worst thing I've ever dealt with so far and I'm terribly sad, but I know it needed to be done. Now I'm down to...

Not what I wanted to hear but I appreciate everyone’s honesty. How many Roos would be okay for 100 square feet run and 32 square foot coop?

I planned on parting with all my roosters in the beginning. But I’ve grown so attached to them and I don’t have the heart to give them to another person to make stew out of them. It seems unfair.

I totally agree more room is better. I do let them free range when the weather is nice and I can supervise them. I don’t want any predators to kill them. They do seem content. Rarely do I see issues between them up until this recent problem.

How much room is the minimum per rooster in the run?

They do all get along except for this one that’s a bit frisky.

I wish I would’ve known that last spring when I got chickens. I read a ton here and online and no where do I remember reading that roosters were an exception to the chicken math rule. Ugh.

I have 100 square feet not 60. Just to clarify.

6 roosters X 10 square feet per bird is 60. Not sure what you mean.

Sorry I don't eat pets. I'll have to look more into the neutering thing.

I would hate to do that but i might have to since it’s not fair to the other hens and roosters. He’s one of my favorite roosters so getting rid of him isn’t an option. I wonder if rooster can be neutered?

Why? Because I love them and can’t part with them. :(

The run is 200 square feet split down the middle. So roosters have 100 square feet

I have four hens together in one pen and six roosters in the other pen.

what do you do with a rooster that overmates the hens, and when you put him with the roosters he overmates them too? I don’t know what to do with him. All he wants to do is make babies.