Breeding question: How long do you keep roo/hens in breeding pen?

[chicklets81]

I am thinking about making a breeding pen, but want to learn more. How long do you keep the rooster and hen(s) in the breeding pen? And is it just a "run" that you make so they can "play" and mate together, or is it a separate coop area where they "live" for a longer period of time? (with roosts for sleeping)

Thanks in advance for information!

 

[eggbert420]

Keep them together until you get all the eggs you need to hatch.
As far as the breeding pen, its up to you everyone uses different setups.
Depends on climate and preference, really what ever suit your needs.

 

[chicklets81]

I know that pecking order gets established when a flock is together. Does isolating chickens in a breeding pen for a week/2 weeks change the pecking order at all?

 

[eggbert420]

Yes