- Aug 5, 2011
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I have a flock of 13 - 3 are roosters (2 of them are 6 month old siblings - the other is their "dad"). Is it possible to have too many roos in with the hens? I've already had to remove 2 of the older hens as they seemed to be getting too much attention from the roosters and were loosing a bit of weight. Fortunately, with a little TLC they have regained their weight and health and are not integrated back with the rest of the flock. I don't want any of my "girls" to have to go through this again and would be willing to cull one of the roos if necessary. I want to breed one of the young roos next spring, and don't want to get rid of my original rooster so would only get rid of one if I need to. Other than the 2 hens getting too much attention, everyone seems to get on really well together.