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Yes, Mrs. K has some phenomenal wisdom and helped me tremendously wrap my brain around the situation. I do enjoy the crowing and beautiful plumage - but that’s now worth the stressed hens. I also thought maybe the girls wouldn’t mind a boy either. I had hen be broody for 2.5 months this summer...

Yep, I mad a rookie mistake and thought that because they were hatch mates and grew up together and I have many hens, mostly mature, that I wouldn’t have an problems. I thought the biggest concern I’d have is aggression to my kids and that’s a no brainer. I should have asked on here about...

2 days later and I am totally at peace with my decision. The calm in the flock is back and I am enjoying watching and doing chicken chores again. It’s just so much better. No more scrambling and shrieking hens, and I’ve honestly not even seen the other rooster go after a hen since the other guy...

Well, since you guys have come along with me on my rooster stress journey, just thought I’d update you and let you know that we’ve culled the main culprit. I’m giving the other guy a chance to prove he is a nice guy and see if the hens come out of hiding and are happier with him. I also clued...

Yeah, he has zero issues with culling. I’m sure he would be happy to do yours too lol. I’ve thought about just doing one and seeing what happens, but it’s an impossible choice too. My favourite guy is the culprit for the aggressive mating but he tidbits and dances for them and seems attentive...

Like this is excessive right? (Just continuing to talk myself into the fact they need to go).

This is what I am discovering, they are arseholes. I mistakenly thought feather loss happened when you didn’t have enough hens per rooster. If it wasn’t so cold here I would divide the outside pen and give them a dog house to snuggle in and be away from the hens, but it gets too cold here for...

Do you think it’s worth culling the rougher one and see if things relax with just the one? Or just make the decision that roosters aren’t for me and move on. The most frustrating part is that he treat calls and dances for the girls but then just grabs them by the neck any chance he can. The...

The youngest hens are the same age as the boys (hatch mates - I got the boys in august from a friend and then in October her situation changed and she was no longer able to keep her hens). And then the rest were a year in August. They don’t seem to bother the leghorns too much as they are 18...

Perhaps I am over thinking things, but I have two 6 month old roosters (Easter egger mutt types) in with 39 hens, 17 mature leghorns, and a the rest are a mix of 6 month - 1 year old heritage mixes and 4 bantams. I feel like the hens are getting terrorized. When I go in a night to refill water...