I have a rooster but on of my hens just crowed

[hnt15]

I have 7 hens and 1 rooster, my rooster crowes on and off all day but this evenining one of my hens crowed...The small one (bantam) is the one that has been crowing for months now and the larger one (alstrap) just crowed today....how do I determine if she is a rooster and what to do next....This is my first time owning chickens.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They are both roosters

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Those are roosters

 

[chicks are life]

Both roosters

 

[hnt15]

Thanks for the reply...any reason he decides to wait so long to crow...and can I keep them together?

 

[chicks are life]

10 hens to 1 rooster so sell your least favorites or all of them if you are not looking to hatch out babies their is no point in a rooster except to protect his hens and if not "dominated" properly he will not respect you and will attack you thinking you are going to steal his girls.

 

[chicks are life]

You can't keep 3 roosters together without 40 hens or more. some roosters may wait longer to crow because they mature slower then others.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Thanks for the reply...any reason he decides to wait so long to crow...and can I keep them together?

Larger breeds mature slower. You probably can keep them as long as they don't fight too much or mate the hens too much. I always wait and see how it goes.