Hens with new Roosters.

[RoostersAreAwesome]

My girlfriends grandmas gave us to roosters because they were hurting her hens. We got the Roosters on such short notice, and I didn't want to just put them together. We have 2 hens but they are much older than the new roosters. My coop is really only big enough for the 2 of the hens. I had to split the coop in half with the roosters in one half the hens in the other. is there any way I can put them together? Or do I have to have 2 separate coops? I also have chicks.

If you keep the roosters separated from the hens it will work. They’ll have each other for companionship and won’t harm your hens or fight over them.

 

[RobinGel]

Okay cool. I have eight chicks and two ducks right now as well in the house. Once they are older can I house the old hens, the new roosters with the young flock? OR should I just get rid of the roosters altogether until the baby rooster grows up? And also why did my two roosters fight each other one time? They grew up together, and all I did was give them a cucumber to split

These roosters were already hurting hens ... the only way to keep them & keep your 2 hens & keep your 8 chicks is to keep the roosters separate from the hens & chicks. If you put 2 ill mannered roosters with 2 laying hens you're going to have over mated hens very quickly.

How old is the baby rooster? How many do you have?

 

[Loudcock]

These roosters were already hurting hens ... the only way to keep them & keep your 2 hens & keep your 8 chicks is to keep the roosters separate from the hens & chicks. If you put 2 ill mannered roosters with 2 laying hens you're going to have over mated hens very quickly.

How old is the baby rooster? How many do you have?

I have 8 chicks total. I think there is only one rooster in the flock of babies. He is very tall compared to the other. I got them from tractor supply and they did not specify how old, nor did I ask...I forgot:/

 

[Loudcock]

Feel free to bombard. :]
There's a very slim chance it will be ok, roosters mate a lot, just one rooster needs at least 8 hens and if he's as "mean "(maybe hormonal overbreeding?) as you've been told, he's need a lot more hens than that. Double that number for two roosters and even then it might not stop the fighting.
A good rooster will ask permission to mate by doing a little dance around the hen and will go by the hen decisions. A bad one will just jump her and hold her down to force her.
A good rooster will show his ladies all the best spots to lay eggs, show the best food, defend them and escort them after they lay an egg.
A bad one's only concerns are 'food for me' and mating.
I think you could possibly keep a rooster if he's a perfect gentlemen, many people keep breeding trios, (IMO, still not enough hens), but these don't sound like they know how to treat a hen.

This was very helpful. As I put the roosters near my hens, they instantly fought through the poultry wire. Pecking and jumping at each other. Was that just a 'get away from us'?

 

[RobinGel]

I have 8 chicks total. I think there is only one rooster in the flock of babies. He is very tall compared to the other. I got them from tractor supply and they did not specify how old, nor did I ask...I forgot:/

So if all your chicks were adults ... you would have 3 roosters & 9 hens ... right?

I agree with others posting... you either need lots more hens --or-- you need 2 less roosters.

I would suggest putting the 2 roosters in an enclosure by themselves ... until you figure out what to do with them & then let the young male chick grow to adult with the other chicks.

I hope thst helps!

 

[LaFleche]

Just have them for dinner

Your supposed male chick will grow fast enough, so there is no reason to keep two nasty roosters in your close confinements.

In any case you will need a bigger coop and run when your chicks are old enough to join the two adult hens.

 

[Iluveggers]

Do you have photos of your chicks? Someone on here may be able to take a guess on age, and if old enough even gender of your chicks.

 

[Loudcock]

Do you have photos of your chicks? Someone on here may be able to take a guess on age, and if old enough even gender of your chicks.

I do not but I can take pictures and post them to this forum.