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HoneydewTears said:
Hi, I’m Honey and we moved out in the country to own more chickens! We currently have 59 ducks(6), guineas(8), hens(13), roosters (7) and chicks(25). We have Easter eggers, Golden Sussex, Speckled Sussex, Rhode Island Red and a few others. I enjoy spending my time watching them free roam and catch bugs, snakes and small frogs. Their hops are the cutest and I love when they follow me around or look for me for
comfort. I also enjoy reading and drawing while I watch them. I also have three dogs and our smallest, Aiko, loves watching over the ladies. I hope to learn more about chickens :)
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Welcome to BYC!! :)
 
HoneydewTears said:
No, we took in more roosters because their previous owner surrendered them. We have them separated with a couple of hens who we let free roam during the day :) We got more female chicks as well to divide among them once they get older. Most are very sweet to certain hens and others not so much so I watch them for hours sometimes to see who gets along with who 😅
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How old are they?
When they get around 6 to 10 months, depending on maturity and breed, they may injure the hens/pullets. Not because they are aggressive, but because each one of them will breed around 3 dozen times a day. This is very hard on the females and can injure them. Also, they generally begin fighting for dominance. You may or may not, have to seperate them from each other. Some will walk away when they lose, but there are others, that will never give up. They may also jump on the female that is being bred.
I'm not telling you this to worry or scare you, but to prepare you.
Please be vigilant and be prepared. And if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.
 
janiedoe said:
How old are they?
When they get around 6 to 10 months, depending on maturity and breed, they may injure the hens/pullets. Not because they are aggressive, but because each one of them will breed around 3 dozen times a day. This is very hard on the females and can injure them. Also, they generally begin fighting for dominance. You may or may not, have to seperate them from each other. Some will walk away when they lose, but there are others, that will never give up. They may also jump on the female that is being bred.
I'm not telling you this to worry or scare you, but to prepare you.
Please be vigilant and be prepared. And if you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.
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Thank you for the advice :) Most of them are around a year old or two. Our oldest is 3 years old. We set the ladies free all day and let them go and come as they please so they can get a break from their man. We didn’t plan to have this many roosters but I can’t help but care and nurture the innocent babies. Most of our chickens are surrendered and are just really scared of everyone but me or the rooster they came with. However, the roosters seem more interested in bugs and dust baths than the ladies but maybe it’s because their previous owner kept them in small cages :( we have separated some roosters/hens and gave them their own section of land since we have a lot and it’s mainly the easily spooked ones who want to be alone.
 

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