Can I keep two roosters together? Someone with experience:)

[MysteryChicken]

I have an odd number of boys, & girls, & don't have problems. Some people have problems with an odd ratio, but it works fine for me.

 

[Clucking_Caramel]

So 9 hens on one rooster isn't enough?

I agree with DuckGirl. If they are in seperate pens, yes. In one pen, most likely not. If the dad was aggressive to you, I would wait until they grow up and get rid of any of the young roosters who are aggressive.

 

[Jabebee13]

No. Not in a flock of less than ten. Twenty birds or thirty females yes.

 

[Josip]

I have an odd number of boys, & girls, & don't have problems. Some people have problems with an odd ratio, but it works fine for me.

I think will try and see if it works if not one has to go

 

[FuzzyCritters]

So 9 hens on one rooster isn't enough?

It can be just fine. If the roosters are overmating the hens too much, I would get rid of one or both. The hens might not get overmated though. I would try it and see what happens. If it is not working out, you can always remove a roo later. A 2:18 ration sounds perfectly fine to me. There is no magic number for roos to hens, and different situations always have different outcomes.

 

[alwaystj9]

How is your set up? A large roosting area? Places one can get away from the other? Is one more dominant?
They won't evenly divide the flock, one will win more girlfriends or will openly battle the other for dominance. If the less dominant has places/ability/enough sense to escape, he'll get away but you may not have apeaceful run.
I have 20 or so chickens and often a younger roo will essentially move out of the pen and establish a new roosting place somewhere else in the pasture, usually coercing 2-3 lower ranking or younger hens to go with him. Drives me nuts trying to get the hens back to the main flock after some predator takes out the roo...

 

[Josip]

And also I plan to putt egg in incubator in march so maybe they can wait for few more ladies

 

[MysteryChicken]

I think will try and see if it works if not one has to go

You don't have to if you don't want to though. If you really want to give it a try that's fine. It'll just be another learning experience.

 

[Jabebee13]

My experience says no. But some people have two roosters for four hens and it works.

 

[Josip]

How is your set up? A large roosting area? Places one can get away from the other? Is one more dominant?
They won't evenly divide the flock, one will win more girlfriends or will openly battle the other for dominance. If the less dominant has places/ability/enough sense to escape, he'll get away but you may not have apeaceful run.
I have 20 or so chickens and often a younger roo will essentially move out of the pen and establish a new roosting place somewhere else in the pasture, usually coercing 2-3 lower ranking or younger hens to go with him. Drives me nuts trying to get the hens back to the main flock after some predator takes out the roo...

They are brothers raised together in box actually they sleep next to each other and always are together , they are 6 months old now.