How many hens should I put with two roosters?

[JC87]

Hi all,

We have two roosters and five hens . We have two coops, one of which is empty. I'm puzzled at how many hens I should put with my roosters so the two won't fight over the girls. Any advice? Thanks so much!

 

[CluckerFamily]

I have 16 hens and one rooster. I'm hoping to double my coop in a couple years to get more chickens and then I will need one more rooster.
My sister has close to 50 hens with 3 roosters.
If you have two different coops and they don't free range, they wouldn't be able to fight but your ladies might become overly mated being that there are only 5 hens for the 2 boys.

 

[black_cat]

How large are the different coops? Are they with one connected enclosed run? Do they all free range together? There is no set number, but if I were having a roo, I would have over 10 hens before getting one, with over 10 hens per rooster moving forward.

 

[bobbi-j]

I would say none. Put the boys in a bachelor pen, and let the girls live in peace. Or get rid of the males. How old are these birds?

 

[black_cat]

Whoops! I missed the part where you only have 5 hens. I agree with @bobbi-j

 

[Ruby Rogue]

If they have all been raised together they may not fight at all, but as others have said, overbreeding could become a problem. As others said, the more hens to each rooster, the better.