Do I have to have a rooster?

[McChooky]

Are you spending time or not spending time with them?

You will know when they start to mature - starting to protect their flock....etc. Roosters are adorable when they are young.

I check for signs of predators (paw prints, digging,etc)when I let them out and do most of my chicken chores midday.I like watching them so I have a chair out there but I don't spend a lot of time with them. The better the hens like me the less the roosters want me hanging around