How many Silky Roosters to a Silky Hen?

[mmjisawesome]

What is the ratio of Silky rooosters:Silky Hens ???

 

[viajunior]

The best ratio is 1:12
Too many roosters and they fight the hens rather than breed them.

 

[devora]

The best ratio is 1:12.

This sounds reasonable to me.

Some folks on BYC have listed a much lower ratio.

What make you say 1:12?

 

[viajunior]

This sounds reasonable to me.

Some folks on BYC have listed a much lower ratio.

What make you say 1:12?

Well if you are separating by color as some do then of course a smaller ratio is fine, but if you have several roosters in a coop at a lower ratio you get chickens with bald necks instead of fertile eggs.