2 Roosters In 1 Coop?

[ChickenFarmer61804]

Hi everyone! I have a Golden Sebright rooster and a Spangled Old English Bantam rooster (almost positive that its a rooster). They have been together since they were a week old, they are 5 weeks old today. When they are ready to be in the coop with the bigger chickens, is it ok that I keep both of them in the same coop since they were raised together? I would love to keep them both I just don't want them fighting all the time. Thank you!

 

[RingoldChick]

It is possible they'll be fine. How many hens are there? As long as there are plenty between them, it should be ok.

I raised 20 chicks together and 3 are roosters. They are getting along so far.

 

[ChickenFarmer61804]

It is possible they'll be fine. How many hens are there? As long as there are plenty between them, it should be ok.

I raised 20 chicks together and 3 are roosters. They are getting along so far.

I have 1 Golden Sebright hen that is the same age and then 17, 13 week old hens in the coop that they'll be introduced to in about a month or 2.

 

[RingoldChick]

Oh yeah, I bet they'll continue to get along once the hierarchy is in place.

I actually have more roos than this, they all free range and have their own group of girls. Sometimes, I'll see one running after another, but no damage done. They seem to know their place.

Funniest thing I see is my small blue cochin bantam chase my big Welsummer. The Welsummer doesn't seem to realize how much bigger he is than the bantam. Lol

 

[Abriana]

If you want to keep more than one rooster, free ranging and lots of hens will keep everything very peaceful. Also if they were raised together that will help. They know who is boss over who and they’ll respect that usually.

 

[ChickenFarmer61804]

Oh yeah, I bet they'll continue to get along once the hierarchy is in place.

I actually have more roos than this, they all free range and have their own group of girls. Sometimes, I'll see one running after another, but no damage done. They seem to know their place.

Funniest thing I see is my small blue cochin bantam chase my big Welsummer. The Welsummer doesn't seem to realize how much bigger he is than the bantam. Lol

LOL. Do you have any tips for how/when I should introduce my bantams with my bigger chickens?

 

[TheTwoRoos]

It is definitely possible.But,I suggest freer ranging and atleast fifteen hens for that many boys.If you cannot handle fighting amongst males,you shouldn’t keep but one.Just how lots of wild animals will compete in spring so will roosters.I haven’t seen any blood drawn between my boys,but they do spar off and on during spring.Most are small squabbles lasting nothing but a minute or thirty seconds,and it’s just lots of kicking back and fourth,nothing like trying not to kill one another.The roosters I had closests to each other,were the ones who ended up actually turning their backs on each other.These two boys actually grew up together and woke up one morning and they were trying to kill one another,unfourtently that’s how it goes.Just because they grew up together doesn’t mean their bonds gonna stick.

 

[RingoldChick]

LOL. Do you have any tips for how/when I should introduce my bantams with my bigger chickens?

I have my bantams in a separate smaller coop. They all free range together.. but the bantams tend to stay separate. They learn to keep their distance from the bigger hens or learn to dodge them.

See the top right. Those are my bantams. They are 3 mos old. They hang out together most of the time.

There is a Serama hen that was here before everyone else and she just does her own thing and they leave her alone. The two Blue cochins bantams grew up with these guys.

How many roos do you see? Lol.

Four possibly 5. Not sure what the black Silkie (drinking water)is...not acting like a roo yet. This is only a few of my hens there are probably another 10 or so not pictured. If you could see the bantams 4 of the 6 are roos...this will probably be a problem soon.. may need to find new homes for them...or find more pullets. LOL

 

[TheTwoRoos]

You have to consider breeds,above poster has a lot of cuddly,fluffy guys,I often find those easier to keep together,escpecially bantams.Their pretty easy going.

 

[ChickenFarmer61804]

You have to consider breeds,above poster has a lot of cuddly,fluffy guys,I often find those easier to keep together,escpecially bantams.Their pretty easy going.

I have a Golden Sebright roo and what I believe is a Spangled Old English Bantam. They get a long so far, except for the chest bumping (the hen does it too).