Senior10mink
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- May 5, 2025
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I recently got a hen and I have two roosters and they don't get along the roosters peck the hen
How can i introduce a hen to 2 roosters
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Hi there. Welcome to BYC!
You will need to keep the two roos separate from the hen OR get rid of the hen and just keep the two roos OR If you keep them all, the hen will get lonely in a coop by herself, so you buy a couple more hens. You will need to slowly the new hens in with her.
If your goal is to keep the two roos and hen all together, buy about nineteen more hens (not chicks) AND slowly let them get used to the two roos and currently owned hen while still keeping the Roos apart from the currently owned hen (see them all the time but no physical contact and then slowly add in - some free ranging day time and then all day free ranging until Hopefully everyone is happy.
If you decide to keep one roo and the hen, you will still need about eight to ten more hens.
I surely hope this makes sense.
You will need to keep the two roos separate from the hen OR get rid of the hen and just keep the two roos OR If you keep them all, the hen will get lonely in a coop by herself, so you buy a couple more hens. You will need to slowly the new hens in with her.
If your goal is to keep the two roos and hen all together, buy about nineteen more hens (not chicks) AND slowly let them get used to the two roos and currently owned hen while still keeping the Roos apart from the currently owned hen (see them all the time but no physical contact and then slowly add in - some free ranging day time and then all day free ranging until Hopefully everyone is happy.
If you decide to keep one roo and the hen, you will still need about eight to ten more hens.
I surely hope this makes sense.
Welcome to the forum! Glad you joined!
What do your facilities look like? How big is your coop in feet or meters? How big is your run in feet or meters? Photos could help us understand what you are working with.
How old are they? All three of them? This sounds more like juvenile behavior than adult behavior.
What do your facilities look like? How big is your coop in feet or meters? How big is your run in feet or meters? Photos could help us understand what you are working with.
I do not think it is going to work well for the hen. They are very apt to make her life very miserable.
Maybe we are not understanding it, post pictures of your set up, and ages of your birds.
Maybe we are not understanding it, post pictures of your set up, and ages of your birds.
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Senior10mink
In the Brooder
- May 5, 2025
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So, you have two roosters and one hen together in this coop?
Do you have any other hens?
Any other coops?
Do you have any other hens?
Any other coops?
You can't have a single hen with two roos, they'll kill her or kill each other.
NewcoopNewpoop
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One hen to two roos sounds like a very rotten deal for all of them. Especially the hen.
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