Help! Will two roosters do ok together??

SarPil

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Aug 22, 2013
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I am taking in a group of birds that need a home. The group includes 4 hens, 1 duck, 1 rooster. I already have 2 hens , 1 rooster is it possibly for them all to live happily together?
 
There will be normal pecking order scuffing between the hens, but it is very likely that the roosters will have a knock down drag out fight. Given enough space that they can keep out of one another's way, they may learn to coexist. The odds are that they will just not get along. It's all about the DNA.
 
One of the roosters is going to be dominant. There will be a fight. How quickly the pecking order will be resolved, is anybody's guess. How serious the injuries will be is unknown. I have seen roosters that were raised together, get along without major problems, as long as they have enough room to avoid each other. I've also had brother roosters willing to fight until they can't stand any longer. Don't plan on them getting along with each other and make arrangements to keep them separate. If they do get along, great.
 

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