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I hope it stays that way for you!I have 1 LF rooster his disabled son the size of my LF hen , 3 Phoenix cockerels living with 12 hens of various ages in one divided coop. No problems so far.
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I hope it stays that way for you!I have 1 LF rooster his disabled son the size of my LF hen , 3 Phoenix cockerels living with 12 hens of various ages in one divided coop. No problems so far.
That's very encouraging. Are they free roaming or in a pen? Do they all sleep in the same shed?This worked for a while 3 Marans roosters and 4 hens. Major left Oswald to look after the hens and the other rooster wandered off somewhere never to be seen again. This was Tribe 1 a long time ago. they all lived together and were all related but in what way I don't know.
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This is Tribe 2, all bantams of various mixtures. They were all related Grandfather, Father and son. No problems between the males really. Grandfather and the senior hen Bluespot wouldn't put up with any nonsense.
Number of hens varied from 3 to 7.
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That's great. How do you divide the pen?I have 1 LF rooster his disabled son the size of my LF hen , 3 Phoenix cockerels living with 12 hens of various ages in one divided coop. No problems so far.
I used plywood to create a partition with doorways big enough for the chickens to go through on the floor level.That's great. How do you divide the pen?
I got a straight run of bantams, Speckled Sussex. I wound up with 7 cockerels and 3 pullets, so I ordered sexed bantam Dominiques. I knew that the pullets were going to get worn out, not to mention having possible fights between the cockerels, so I rehomed all but the two best looking Sussex cockerels.Do you feel that the ratio really matters? I have 4 rooster and 4 hens. They're now 16.5 weeks old and head rooster is getting aggressive with wannabees that crow out of turn. Chasing them around the pen, latching on to their wings etc. Sometimes they all take turns crowing peacefully, but I guess there's an order to it. I'm not sure whether or not to purchase more hens or whether that will cause further upheaval. Otherwise they're pretty close. Lots of affectionate pruning and nuzzling. I don't see much rivalry among the hens. Not sure if new hens would make things worse or better. Plus I don't think we could add more than 2-4 max. The shed is 6x8 and the pen is around 20x12 and occasionally we let them into a much bigger run 2-3 times per day if we're in that area.
I have roughly a 30 bantam mixed flock. I run about 3-4 roosters with the hens. So that’s about 7 hens per roo. Sometimes I have more roosters in with the ladies. This flock is 5yrs-1yr.I started my bantam flocks last year. I currently have two flocks with multiple chicks and teens, and more on the way. (Raised by broodies)
I'd like to keep some of my new male chicks.
I want to know how y'all manage your flocks with multiple bantam roosters.
I'm interested in knowing:
1. how many roosters/cockerels you keep per hen/pullet.
2. How old they are.
3. What breeds they are.
4. Whether they are housed together, ranged together, or kept seperately at all times.