There really isn't a right answer.
A lot depends on your keeping circumstances, whether the prospect of managing the males makes you nervous, whether you are able to kill any chickens you no longer want, the list is quite extensive...
First, there is no right ratio for roosters to hens. It's a matter of what works.
I'm going to assume your chickens are mainly contained.
I would wait until all the chickens reach three months old. By this time you will know what sex they all are. For contained chickens a single rooster is the least problemetic answer for most keepers with limited experience and limited space and funds.
At three months old I would kill and eat any of the chickens you find you don't wish to keep.
A lot depends on your keeping circumstances, whether the prospect of managing the males makes you nervous, whether you are able to kill any chickens you no longer want, the list is quite extensive...
First, there is no right ratio for roosters to hens. It's a matter of what works.
I'm going to assume your chickens are mainly contained.
I would wait until all the chickens reach three months old. By this time you will know what sex they all are. For contained chickens a single rooster is the least problemetic answer for most keepers with limited experience and limited space and funds.
At three months old I would kill and eat any of the chickens you find you don't wish to keep.
