Chicken bleeding

[Chicken Whisper101]

I brought my chickens outside so they could eat grubs and all that good stuff. Hours later I got picked them up and brought them to the coop.I looked at one of my roosters and he had blood on his comb and on his right eye. I have two roosters and Oscar and Lil duck always fight pecking one another on the head. I put Lil duck in a cage so they will stop fighting.

 

[Welshies]

How many hens do you have? It sounds like you have too many roosters, and they are fighting because of it.

 

[Chicken Whisper101]

How many hens do you have? It sounds like you have too many roosters, and they are fighting because of it.

I have 3 roosters and 1 hen, but i'm selling some roosters and getting some polish hens. They are all 4 months old.

 

[Welshies]

I have 3 roosters and 1 hen, but i'm selling some roosters and getting some polish hens. They are all 4 months old.

You have way too many roosters. It's 1 rooster per 5-8 hens. If you have 3 roosters you should have 20-30 hens.
Get rid of those roos. You are lucky they aren't older, or your hen would probably be dead due to overmating
Sorry to have to tell you this.

 

[Chicken Whisper101]

You have way too many roosters. It's 1 rooster per 5-8 hens. If you have 3 roosters you should have 20-30 hens.
Get rid of those roos. You are lucky they aren't older, or your hen would probably be dead due to overmating
Sorry to have to tell you this.

No its fine Ive posted recently about my chickens on what i should do with them and they told me to sell them and get more hens.

 

[Chicken Whisper101]

The other rooster is ok, he never fights just Oscar and Lil duck fight.

 

[Welshies]

The other rooster's testosterone likely hasn't kicked in yet.

 

[Chicken Whisper101]

When exactly do roosters start mating?

 

[Welshies]

When exactly do roosters start mating?

At any time. Usually around the 14-20 weeks old mark.

 

[Chicken Whisper101]

At any time. Usually around the 14-20 weeks old mark.

Ok Thanks