Cockerel Question

[Chick CJ]

Hi All, I have 27 hens (half RIR's, half EE's) and 1 EE cockerel, all around 7 months old. The cockerel only seems to be mounting a couple of the hens and two in particular are starting to show some serious wear on their backsides. I am wondering if he will get busy with more of the hens as he matures or if he is likely to stay with just these few? I know I can use a saddle and would be willing to for a while but if it will not stop then he will have to go! Anyone know what the chances are of him adding to his repertoire!
CJ

 

[Chick CJ]

Wow, I guess no one knows!

 

[Jeanna Marie]

I cannot answer your question but I bump your post!

 

[Percheron chick]

Remove the 2 for a few days to give him a reason to check out the rest.

 

[Den in Penn]

Chances are he is already covering more, your just not seeing the wear and tear because they are not being mated as much as his favorites. I know with my flock its hard to tell by watching during the hour or so I do, if they are all being served. With large numbers of like feathered hens it is some times hard to keep track of who is who let alone who did what.

 

[Schrebergaertner]

We thought the same thing with our roo, since we only saw him mate with very few of the 11 hens. Well, we let a broody have some eggs from most all of the hens, and sure enough, they were all fertile. So he was finding a way to do the job when we weren't looking.