2 roos & 3 hens problems coming?

[nutmeg]

I have 2 roosters and 3 hens. Fortunately they all get along.
Chickie was my first attempt at hatching and he is now 18 months old. Hessy and Spookie were bought this summer and are the same age.
Chickie has chosen Spookie as "his girl". But Hessy is Queen of the flock and the two roam around together ruling their "kingdom"
Henny and Penny were hatched this last May. Henny turned out to be a rooster. I guess names don't help determine gender!!!
Anyway, they are 28 weeks old. Henny is demonstrating his male behaviors and chases Penny and Hessy every where.
This does not seem to bother Chickie at all. The girls will run to him and duck behind him and he just steps out of the way.
I am happy that so far there are no problems and hope that none develop.
I am gone much of the day so I don't want to come home to an ugly surprise. Will the peace in my coop continue? Please say yes, it is a small coop!!
I can't believe how much enjoyment I get out of these birds. I did it originally for a school project for my class. Now I can't imagine not having them. Even hubby is semi attached.

 

[rooster-red]

Hate to say this, but problems are VERY likely to show up as they fully mature.

Build a second coop & run, get more hens and seperate the roo's and you'll be set!

 

[silkiechicken]

I foresee 3 bald hens and a badly beat up rooster in the future if you don't get more hens and get rid of a rooster.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

1 rooster to 8 or 9 hens...

 

[JudyMcKinn]

Yes, the hens will get all the feathers clawed out of their backs from over-breeding. I would get rid of a rooster, or as suggested above, make a 2nd coop and get more hens, and have 1 roo with each group of chickens. Good Luck.

 

[anniemyth]

I gave one of my Jersey Giant Roos away to a lady who had only hens. My two roos were posturing at one another, chest bumping and ruffling neck feathers, and I didn't want their blood to be on my hands. Craigslist is a great resource.

 

[redwa]

My hens have finally grown their feathers back after being overly mated by the roo (1:5 ratio). It was too stressful for them, especially his "favorites". I didn't understand that there needs to be a balance between # of hens to roos. We now have 10 hens and I am thinking about getting a roo again.

 

[nccountrygirl]

My roo is getting pecked by the very hens he is suppose to protect. It has just started happening in the last week, they are pecking all of his tail feathers out, he has been with them since they were all chicks. Last week was the first time I saw him mate one of the girls, could this be why?

 

[JudyMcKinn]

Be careful they don't get his tail bleeding, or he will be in serious trouble. How many hens to you have, and is the the only roo? Can you put something that tastes bad on his tail? I don't know -- red pepper, alum, ?? Just a thought. Frustrating when they start something like that.

 

[nccountrygirl]

Hey Judy, I have 9 hens and have been putting wound dressing on him. My feed store does'nt carry Bluecoat, but they do have this. It looks like tinture of violet and seems to be working as I have not seen him being pecked on lately. Thanks