- Feb 7, 2008
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Last spring we began our poultry experience with what we had hoped was 6 hens. Turns out two were roosters and the kids love them like puppies. The alpha chases and beats up the other one when the 2 of them and the 4 hens are in the big, open yard. I know having more hens would help but I'd like to try to solve the problem without increasing the size of our flock. We're experimenting w/ confining the roosters separate from the hens and allowing first the hens to forage in the open, then the two roosters but not the roosters and hens together. Will the two roosters co-exist peacefully if there are no beauties in their immediate vicinity? Lately I'm wondering if we could neuter one (or both!) of the roosters but I'm not sure if this is safe to do on 11 month old birds - or if I could even find someone who knew how to do it. So far, I've contacted three vets and none of them do this. Thanks for any insight!
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