That’s an excellent plan... in my limited experience, most of the damage occurs when the females run and the rooster catches them. Not always the case, I realize, but I’m not okay with bloodied up pullets who aren’t ready to submit to being bred. Once they’re all ready, I agree it’s worth...
I took one rooster out of my flock because he scalped one of my girls, but I have 7 boys—maybe 8, and 40 girls. They’ve only got one rooster with them at present, because he hurt himself and I wanted him to heal—all better now. The rest are in a bachelor pad next door to them, “babysitting” 15...