Bump/'wart' on hens comb & how to treat

[Metal_Robot]

Cockerels are notorious for being rough and rude, until they get it all figured out. And some of them will start mounting, or trying to mount, before the hens are quite ready. Do some observing, see if that is going on. Sometimes the pullets will say 'no' and he won't take no for an answer, which can cause injuries. Long term, 3 hens is very low for a roo, usually 10 to 1 is a good starting ratio. Your hens will probably get rough looking from being over bred. Every boy is different, every flock is different, what works for one rooster or flock may not work for another. If he's being rough, sometimes they have to be separated until they are more mature and calm down some. Cockerels that grow up in a flock that has mature roosters in it, often learn faster, how to treat the girls and behave. Older hens are also better at schooling them. Just some things to be aware of. If you don't want to hatch eggs, then many people choose to just not have a rooster, rather than dealing with them. Some of them are wonderful to keep, and some of them are not . I have 3 roo's currently, and I choose very carefully which ones I keep. Again, if you don't want to hatch eggs, then keeping one is not a necessity.

Thank you for this incredible information, I'm still very new to all this. I've read and watched videos but I'm glad I could talk to someone who actually ownes chickens.
I had one previous rooster that I got at the same time as the others (all the same age). He was very aggressive and would *not* stop roosting so I had to get rid of him. So far my current rooster isn't aggressive and only roosts for one or two minutes in the morning & that's it.
I currently have two more hens and one maybe rooster/maybe hen (5 weeks old) I'm wanting to slowly get more but I'm very new to this & didn't want to get overwhelmed .
I'll definitely be getting more in the future.

 

[coach723]

When you say they 'roost', do you mean crowing?