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The clutter up jungle gym coop set up has worked well so far. The pullets have learned to avoid the rooster when they make advances and there are enough of them that they don't seem stressed at all. They seem much happier than spending half the day in a 4x8 pen inside the coop. I need to get rid...

They grew a lot faster than the rest of their age group and started attempted mating at 12 weeks. I had a fenced off section of the coop that I would alternate roosters and young pullets so all had time in the run.

I added some clutter.

I'm not sure who is the boss actually. The rock that showed up in the video once can be bossy sometimes too. They are the top 2 probably.

I know I will need to get rid of one or 2. I actually have a 3rd, but he is 12 weeks old and much slower to mature. I like having one, mostly because I like hearing the crowing. I have 7 older hens. I thought about getting rid of one of these 2 older ones now, to cut down on half the chasing.

They still need separated. The littlest ones seem to be the most targeted and they keep getting feathers pulled out. Maybe once they figure out how to mate birds their own size.....

I could fence a section and let them sleep in the main coop. It wouldn't prevent all drama though.

I planned to do that and find a doghouse or something as a temp coop. I was hoping someone would say it's unnecessary:)

I have 5 12 week and 4 14 week old pullets and 2 horny 14 week cockerals. I have been only allowing the cockerals to be around my egg laying hens, but it's quite inconvenient as I don't have a separate coop and run. The cockerals have not attempted to mate with the mature hens yet, but they have...