Hen behavior after losing top Rooster???

[mandymcg05]

I have 7 hens and 1 rooster about 6 months old and I’m getting rid of the rooster for being aggressive with my kids. The hens have been laying for several weeks now. But Should I expect unhealthy behavior from my hens after he leaves? I do have younger cockerels with them now so they wont be without a male for a while. But I will eventually get rid of them all. Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[sourland]

There may be some shifting in the pecking order, but I doubt that there will be major problems with the hens. The cockerels may become overly aggressive towards the hens and start harassing them.

 

[mandymcg05]

There may be some shifting in the pecking order, but I doubt that there will be major problems with the hens. The cockerels may become overly aggressive towards the hens and start harassing them.

Ok. I’m hoping with them being about 3 months or so they’ll not be too bad. I’m slowly weeding them out. We’ve realized we are not a rooster family lol