Can a cockerel live in a 3' by 3' space? For how long?

[JacinLarkwell]

I know a lot of people probably don't agree, but I keep my extra males in rabbit stackers with a place to get off the wire floor. They're like 2x2 feet, but I know larger birds would need larger cages. I have a Phoenix currently in a 3x3 (?)

 

[Ted Brown]

 

[SarahGfa]

How does one attach the tie cord to the cockerels/roosters?

You can make a hitch or buy one online. It goes around one leg. There is helpful information here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/american-gamefowl.1307560/post-24095961

 

[Ted Brown]

@SarahGfa I had no idea, thank you!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I know that breeders use cages - breeding, segregation, medical, brood, integration, run...

I have a 10' by 16' coop and 13' by 16' covered run. I use temporary HC under my drop boards to integrate chicks with flock. I currently have 8 males and 16 females having just lost a 17th. I have just segregated 5 males (3 White Chantecler, 1 BC Maran mix, 1 Lavender Orpington mix) into one 8' by 64" by 36" cage. Mayhem to instant calm.

I will either cull or keep in segregation cages w/controlled run access to a small run.

What is the smallest cage size in a six cage configuration to accomplish this?

Happy to discuss.

Are they together right now? Why are you separating them? It sounds like you could just keep them together in the larger pen they’re already in.

 

[aart]

Are they together right now? Why are you separating them? It sounds like you could just keep them together in the larger pen they’re already in.

You must have missed this part.....

Mayhem

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

You must have missed this part.....

I don’t mean keep them together with the hens- the post makes it sound like the five roosters are separated from the mixed flock, and those five roosters are all together in one pen.

I have just segregated 5 males (3 White Chantecler, 1 BC Maran mix, 1 Lavender Orpington mix) into one 8' by 64" by 36" cage. Mayhem to instant calm.

 

[Ted Brown]

@RoostersAreAwesome

The five are and will stay together. I will adapt 3' by 16' area along the back of the run as a shared space.

... I myself have two roosters that spend time segregated from the hens much of the day. Their enclosure in the run is roughly 4' x 6' and the two share the space. They're content since they can talk to the hens, and on nice days, the two boys have access to the outdoors.

My space will have: a run side access panel in front of a new roost; a pop door to the outdoors at ground level under roost and on an exterior wire wall. I may take part of the space for a brooder in the future.