are 3 roosters too many?

[jimz1]

I've got 3 roosters in with our 12 hens. We used to have 4 but we lost 1 due to the heat last week. Is it a bad thing to have that many roos? They seem to get along with each other. Will that last or will they turn on each other. I've got 1 Light Brahama and 2 Ameracaunas.

 

[JodyJo]

I would say yes...I have 3 roos and 16 pullets, I will be getting rid of one this week...too many can lead to over breeding and abuse of the girls.
A rule of thumb I keep hearing is 1 roo to 10 girls, OR if they are gentle natured...2 to say 15 girls.

 

[sourland]

If they are injuring or abusing the hens, then 3 roosters are too many. The stress caused by over breeding chasing and fighting can dramatically lower egg production.

 

[Lady Chickadee]

Three roosters are to many. They will end up over breeding the hens.I used to have three roosters with six hens but then wants they started trying to breed I got rid of all of them and got more chicks lol. Good luck!

 

[cmom]

I agree with the other posts. I had too many roos too. They were fine until the testosterone started flowing, then they started fighting, so I separated them and gave them each a dozen girls. Now I have 3 boys in with 24 girls but they aren't old enough to breed yet but when they are I will put 8 girls with each boy. I have another boy in with 9 girls and I just sold several roos including my 2 older breeders as I decided I wasn't going to use them as breeders any more and I want a new gene pool. I also have some chicks that are about 50/50 cockerel and pullets. I will keep one of the males but the rest will have to go. I do have my birds separated into age groups too. Good luck!!!