"Mature roosters also require much less protein than growing birds and laying hens.
13-14% crude protein is adequate."

How do you manage this? How do you get the rooster to eat from a different dish than the hens?
A couple of ways. You can house roosters separately and let them out a couple times a week for conjugal visits.
The easiest I've found and one I believe commercial breeders sometimes use is to use different type feeders. Rooster feeders can be hanging feeders that are too high for hens to use them and lower feeders for hens that the rooster can't fit his head into.
 
A couple of ways. You can house roosters separately and let them out a couple times a week for conjugal visits.
The easiest I've found and one I believe commercial breeders sometimes use is to use different type feeders. Rooster feeders can be hanging feeders that are too high for hens to use them and lower feeders for hens that the rooster can't fit his head into.
That was a boatload of information!!! Thanks! I have not figured out why I cannot keep a rooster, for one thing, because every time I try a hen ends up in sick bay with a bloody injury. Then I cull the rooster. I have separate coops and separate runs, but couldn't see keeping a frustrated rooster all by himself in one of the runs. Why did I not think about conjugal visits? LOL I don't know what I don't know! Thanks so much!!!:yesss: Now I want another rooster!
 
Though most cities disallow roosters, there is one city in California allows for conjugal visits. How mature of them.

A 13% rooster feed is likely not available most places. Commercial breeders have their own mills and can vary protein and calcium percentages with each mill run.
A couple feed stores across the river from me have something close. TSC carries a 15% finisher feed. Farm&Home carries 12.5% Purina game bird maintenance feed. Because of the small market, both are more expensive than starter, grower, All Flock or layer feed.
Another less desirable option is to use an all flock feed with a higher percentage of scratch grains to cut the CP.
 
Though most cities disallow roosters, there is one city in California allows for conjugal visits. How mature of them.

A 13% rooster feed is likely not available most places. Commercial breeders have their own mills and can vary protein and calcium percentages with each mill run.
A couple feed stores across the river from me have something close. TSC carries a 15% finisher feed. Farm&Home carries 12.5% Purina game bird maintenance feed. Because of the small market, both are more expensive than starter, grower, All Flock or layer feed.
Another less desirable option is to use an all flock feed with a higher percentage of scratch grains to cut the CP.
I have a TSC, a Farm Store and a Wilco. I think I might be able to find something. Thanks again for all the advice! First I guess I'll need a rooster.
 
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