how many roosters with hens?

[Feather Fanatic 2000]

Make sure to watch the rooster that is scared of you as well. Make sure to let him know that you're in charge, without making him think that you are a dangerous predator that needs to be attacked. Or, if he is a total wimp, then he probably won't protect your girls from any other predators either. It depends on what you want the roosters for. Either way, a wimpy rooster is safer and usually better than an aggressive one.

 

[Impatient]

Your roosters should never attack you on a regular basis (especially if you raised them from chicks) and letting them mate with your hens and raise chicks will result in more aggressive roos and hens because chick see, chick do. This isn't the answer you want, but simple fact is even if you rehome them if they continue to be aggressive, the new owner will more than likely cull them. What is your chicken keeping goal? Do you want a rooster in order to have a self sustaining flock and raise chicks? If not, a rooster is NOT necessary, and especially not two. If they were mine, they'd be dinner no question. My roos were always the sweetest, got right up in your lap and demanded pets and when I went out to feed them they would happy dance.

You may not want to cull them, but a necessary part of chicken keeping is being a responsible keeper which means doing the best for the flock, not the individual. Plus, free dinner.

 

[Feather Fanatic 2000]

Impatient has a good point, but I wouldn't be too worried about the offspring of those aggressive roosters until you get them. Most likely, you'll have an assortment of personalities, from really aggressive to sweet and docile. If your breeding birds though, you need to have plans for all the roosters you are going to invariably get.

 

[Farmgal101]

Impatient has a good point, but I wouldn't be too worried about the offspring of those aggressive roosters until you get them. Most likely, you'll have an assortment of personalities, from really aggressive to sweet and docile. If your breeding birds though, you need to have plans for all the roosters you are going to invariably get.

Your roosters should never attack you on a regular basis (especially if you raised them from chicks) and letting them mate with your hens and raise chicks will result in more aggressive roos and hens because chick see, chick do. This isn't the answer you want, but simple fact is even if you rehome them if they continue to be aggressive, the new owner will more than likely cull them. What is your chicken keeping goal? Do you want a rooster in order to have a self sustaining flock and raise chicks? If not, a rooster is NOT necessary, and especially not two. If they were mine, they'd be dinner no question. My roos were always the sweetest, got right up in your lap and demanded pets and when I went out to feed them they would happy dance.

You may not want to cull them, but a necessary part of chicken keeping is being a responsible keeper which means doing the best for the flock, not the individual. Plus, free dinner.

here are some pictures
This is brody the first egg that hatched from my broody hen. rooster i want to keep but i have o many roosters so i might replace him with the two aggressive roosters.he is scared of me which is what i want.

I have never named my two roosters but here are the two I was talking about

 

[Farmgal101]

here is just what one of my hens look like.

 

[Farmgal101]

really liked that picture of brody changed it to my profile picture

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I have seen them fight sometimes but they have all been together since chicks.The roosters also attack my legs when i go in the pen and it hurts really bad but i know its just a instinct and im not sure what to do

I used to have a really aggressive rooster. He isn't aggressive anymore, and all I did was chase him and hold him down periodically.

 

[Farmgal101]

I think im going to keep all three of the roosters im going to expand the pen that the two roosters are 5 broody hens are in and add 5 of the ones i hatched im going to then have a separate pen with my other rooster and at least have 10 hens in with him. I will show my 2 roosters who are the boss i have already started working with them and its going well.

 

[Farmgal101]

if all fails ill sell them and add my new ones with my hens

 

[Hen Pen Jem]

Hello Farmgal101, roosters are a lot of work. Most people want a gentle roo, but it's not like pressing a button on your iPhone and boom there's an app for that. I love roosters and I have raised 4 of them. Of the four, I rehomed 2 to fellow chicken keepers. However, they were gentled by me over the course of almost a year. It's just like a dog, the first year they are full of hormones and instinct, jumping all over and nipping. So if you want to work with them, first set up a roo cave (A small house with a pen). It's easier to train them if they are together away from the girls. If you wish to free range, you can alternate the days out. Hens one day, Roos the next day. And you simply must make some Roo chaps (bottoms of old jeans attach from knees down) never expose your skin to them during the training period. Have arms and legs covered. A pair of gloves with finger tips removed are also helpful. They will see you as a hen in the beginning, so you may have to dominate one or both occasionally when they misbehave. (Hold the rooster down firmly with one hand on his back and head on the ground in submission with your other hand, till he calms. Careful not to strangle him, then back away.) Never display anger or aggression when dealing with them. Sometimes they'll fly at you to mount or perch on you. Just push them down and say NO! You can never separate them, even if one gets sick and has to go into a hospital crate for a couple days. They will fight when reunited, maybe even fatally! So even in the future you will need to have enough hens for them to have each their own flock. Remember when they would say "the way to a man's heart is thru his stomach"? Well that's true with roosters too. Chickens have amazing learning capacity, they can remember hundreds of faces and human words too! My roosters both learned "No peck" means, do not peck me... it hurts! They also learned "come here", "Up up" (perch), "eat your breakfast" and other phrases. The hens too understand what I want from them. Yup, this work isn't for everybody. But, I really enjoy working with them. Maybe after a while you may decide to just keep one. That's ok too, you do what is best for you and them.