Hens vs. Roos

[MPro]

I have 25 hens and 6 Roosters. (All but one Roo are young - approx. 3 months old). Question is: how many Roosters can I have with this amount of Hens? There have been no issues yet, and if all goes well I have room for more Hens as well if I need to up my numbers in order to have all the roosters remain happy!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Recommended is minimum 8-10 hens per rooster, so 2-3, they won't start causing trouble until 4-6 months old, then they will start bothering the pullets, I usually will separate the troublemakers out, penning them where they still can be seen, sometimes rotating who's out and about.

 

[aart]

Depends......
on how much space you have in coop and run/free range.
on the disposition of individual birds.
on what your goals are, why feed extra males if you don't need them for breeding?

I eat my extra cockerels from hatching for replacement layers.