Adding an extra rooster.

[aart]

Of the flock or of the rooster?

Of the coops and runs.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I have around 150 chickens but I also keep Guineas, Geese and Quail. I have a couple other flock that have 10-20 birds bird but my large flock is mostly for retired hens. Thank you for your suggestions I havent seen my flock be mean to each other but they free range as well so everyone gets their own space to chill out.

WOW! That’s a lot of chickens! But Chicken math is a real thing though . Of course flocks can usually sort things out in larger spaces so your probably fine- for some reason my brain assumed you had them squeezed into a run! What a sight that would be

 

[Sammy1122]

I meant of the run and coop along with the birds

 

[Ab1010]

Only if you want all the eggs to be fertile.
Otherwise, it's just a matter of personal choice (for the human) and what works for the chickens.

I read that if you have one rooster with that many hens it can be bad for him because they can over exert themselves trying to breed all the hens.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I have 5 roosters that all live together in my flock just fine plus a hen that swears she is in charge. They are a small adult flock that free range. I love roosters so I just kept adding them. Ive only had one that was so mean(lavander orpington) I had to separate and one that wasn't mean enough and everyone rejected him(silkie). Now silkie has his very own silkie coop with silkie girls and i have a bunch of different pullets in there. He's a great dad and cuddles with the babies and protects all of them. Or try lol. He's not tough. I say try. But only if you're willing to give them their own space if something goes wrong

only one hen with all those boys?

 

[21hens-incharge]

only one hen with all those boys?

I read it as 5 roosters AND a very dominant hen with no mention of how many hens total.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

I read it as 5 roosters AND a very dominant hen with no mention of how many hens total.

ohhh that makes much more sense