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Quote: I agree. I wouldn't overload myself in the roo dept., right away.

Quote: How many hens do you have total? It's not necessary to have more than one roo for a flock of 10 to 15 hens, unless you want excellent fertilization rates. I have one roo to 13 hens and he does just fine keeping his girls in line and keeping all the eggs fertilized. All except that...

IMO, if you free range there's going to come a time when you are very happy to have a rooster. You can't offer a free range flock better protection or a better provider than a rooster to tell them where all the goodies are to eat and to let them know things aren't safe.