Can 2 roosters and 8 hens live together

[Bryce Thomas]

So I have a rooster that is not very aggressive and his name is Koa and he is a silkie and a naked neck that might be a rooster but its still to young to tell. I have 4 hens and I now have 4 pullets as well. I used to have another rooster in a cage next to the main flocks coop and Koa never seemed to mind the rooster very much. Can the 2 calm temperamental roosters live peacefully with 8 hens?

 

[casportpony]

How big is their coop & run?

 

[Bryce Thomas]

How big is their coop & run?

I dont have a run but I have a massive coop and its a lot better now and it has a lot more hides and everything

The picutre is of the coop, and goes 10 feet back as well from where I took the picture

 

[casportpony]

They will probably be fine in there.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They could, until they don't

 

[Bryce Thomas]

They could, until they don't

I still might get 2 more pullets of a cool looking breed just to make sure they have enough girls

 

[aart]

just to make sure they have enough girls

'Enough' girls is not the answer....it's how well the males share the space.

 

[Mrs. K]

It might work. Have a plan B in case it doesn't work. Have plan B set up and ready to go, cause when it goes south, and can do so in a hurry. A 5 foot fishing net can be handy to separate fighting roosters.

The amount of space you have, and hideouts, should help, but roosters are a crap shoot, and there really is no perfect plan that makes this work. It is rather the luck of the draw.

Mrs K