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I currently have five cockerels (2 RIR's, 1 Black Australorp, 1 Americauna, and 1 Buff Orpington), and four pullets (2 RIR's, 1 Black Australorp, 1 Chantecler). Can all these chickens share the same coop as they get bigger? They live in a coop with 72 sq.ft. of floor space, and I would hate to split it up. I have read in some websites to just keep one rooster and 1 rooster per 10 hens. I could cull at the most three if I couldn't find a new home for them (think I have home for one RIR), but I would rather not. I would like to keep them all if they"re not going to kill each other. If it will be a problem, I will split my coop keeping the Black Australorp and one RIR rooster. What should I do? Can the roosters live together?