anyone ever had this happen?

[turkey lover]

thank you that helps cause my earl who is a silver crest well he seems to have one hen that he mates with then there is Joe dirt,who is a polish bantam an he has two others that is his favorite although there is a total of 6 hens so that makes since i haven't seen the two fighting ever,that is why i asked,i thought it was cause they was raised together,since a week old

 

[chooks4life]

Then you have a good shot at having boys who peacefully get along in future. Their sons should also be tolerant in turn. They may have a disagreement or two, most chickens do (even hens) but as long as they don't take it to extremes it should be good for you, them, and your flock.

It's more natural to have only one or two hens per rooster, and benefits the hen and her babies with that rooster because he devotes more time to looking after his family than he would if he had many hens. His job is not just to mate but to protect, find food, etc and it's an enormous burden to expect a rooster to tend to many hens.

Best wishes with your flock.

 

[kemclaughlin]

Our two roosters were hatched and brooded together. They still sleep next to each other on the roosts. There is one that is clearly dominant. They are young, but at least one of them is successfully mating with the hens. I have never seem them do more than squabble. They also have never been aggressive toward us, in any way. That may change, but the dominant rooster will let you pet him and will stand next to you on his roost. He seems to be very sweet.

 

[chooks4life]

Sounds like a good duo. Sometimes they change, like you said, but I notice nasty ones show their bent at quite a young age on average. I hope yours live up to their good potential.

Sometimes it's just a subtle sign but sometimes they tick all the boxes and from past experience I know they'll never turn out a good chook as an adult. I can spot a 'culler' from a very young age now. I've let many grow out and tried to retrain or whatever to see if it's doable but have not succeeded once, and I've tried every method in the 'book' so to speak. Best wishes with yours.

 

[kemclaughlin]

He finally started trying to crow this morning. He is trying hard to mate all the hens, but the ones that aren't sexually mature aren't having it. Poor guy, they are mean to him. But obviously the mature ones are allowing his attentions.