Can roosters raised together live peacefully with just a few hens?

[TT4059]

Oh yes.. he's definitely a roo

Thanks. 3 of them battle/spar alot so I guessed they were

 

[TT4059]

Thanks. 3 of them battle/spar alot so I guessed they were

I actually found him a home too on a farm in Maine… He didn’t go to Maine yet but will soon. 12 hens there and the rooster for them just passed.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Thanks. 3 of them battle/spar alot so I guessed they were

Sparring is not a sign of a male. I have only ever had pullets,never a male, and they have all chest bumped and challenged eachother. It's normal for pullets and cockerels at a young age.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Thanks. 3 of them battle/spar alot so I guessed they were

Do you want to post photos of them?

 

[The Moonshiner]

I also live in a neighborhood that doesn’t allow crowing

I think this says it all, doesn't it?
Rehome home them all or you may just be rehoming all your chickens.

 

[TT4059]

Sparring is not a sign of a male. I have only ever had pullets,never a male, and they have all chest bumped and challenged eachother. It's normal for pullets and cockerels at a young age.

Ohh cool… do pullets spar with roos when young? Asking because Snowy my one Splash pictured below tried to mount my one hen. He has to be a roo right?

 

[TT4059]

Do you want to post photos of them?

I posted Nugget and Snowy already.
This is Tails:

He is a sweeeet heart. I’m trying to keep him somehow… not sure how yet but I love him.

This one is Jacob… Not sure about hen or roo for this one. Hoping hen.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Ohh cool… do pullets spar with roos when young? Asking because Snowy my one Splash pictured below tried to mount my one hen. He has to be a roo right?

I can't say for sure because like I said, I've never ended up with a cockerel, but at a young age I don't think they care about eacho others genders yet.

 

[TT4059]

Well thats cool. I really thought they could tell from a young age.

 

[TT4059]

Multiple roosters engage in "crowing contests", much worse than if you only had one. Those cute little "squeaks" will soon become loud and obnoxious enough for your whole neighborhood to hear. And even if you Could keep a rooster, 4 pullets is not nearly enough for even one randy young cockerel. I understand the truth is not what you hoped to hear, but chickens are a species that require "harems" to exist peacefully; the ratio is approximately 1 rooster for every 12 hens.

Thank you. I appreciate the truth