I suspect some individuals may vary, but when I had six roosters all together, they had a clear pecking order, but got along reasonably well.
These guys were not adjoining to the hens, but could see and hear the hens. They made noises all day long, and very early in the am. Other than that they weren't bad boys at all.
From my (very limited) experience, it worked out. Just to warn you, mine all did persist to mount the smallest rooster. He was definitely a boy, so it wasn't just a long tailed hen, but the others either thought he was a hen or just didn't care.
He lost some tail feathers, but other than that, he was okay. They didn't exactly hurt him.
We recently gave them all away to a friend to eat, because they were so expensive to feed. We were going through about three times the feed with those hungry guys. If I had unlimited space and money, I would have kept them.
These guys were not adjoining to the hens, but could see and hear the hens. They made noises all day long, and very early in the am. Other than that they weren't bad boys at all.
From my (very limited) experience, it worked out. Just to warn you, mine all did persist to mount the smallest rooster. He was definitely a boy, so it wasn't just a long tailed hen, but the others either thought he was a hen or just didn't care.
He lost some tail feathers, but other than that, he was okay. They didn't exactly hurt him.
We recently gave them all away to a friend to eat, because they were so expensive to feed. We were going through about three times the feed with those hungry guys. If I had unlimited space and money, I would have kept them.