I'm new here & new to being a chicken mistress 😁 lol. I have a question about roos. I hope I'm posting in rite place ??

[LoveyStarr]

I'm new here & new to being a chicken mistress lol. I have a question about roos. I hope I'm posting in rite place ??

 

[HenneryTheEighth]

I would put the broody and her chicks in their own pen, especially since she is the only lady.

 

[LoveyStarr]

Welcome to BYC @LoveyStarr

Thx. I'm learning my way around. It's a great site tho. I read almost all the articles. They helped me allot. (*_*)

 

[LaFleche]

Oh no. They like my pets too. I kinda figured tho. There's no way we could just get some more hens ??

How many eggs are there under your broody hen? Imagine them all to hatch and at least half of them male...

How big is your coop and how much space do they have in their run?

 

[LoveyStarr]

Welcome! Yes, if you could do a bachelor pad, I'd try that first. If not, I'd say maybe get really as many hens as you can (preferably at least 5 hens per rooster, more would be better). I completely understand about the pet thing, as that's mainly why I keep chickens, but if you really had no other options it might be *sigh* best to rehome a rooster. I agree with others here- you'll need a plan for any future roosters that may hatch. A bachelor pad would probably be good for this.

Yes. I am prepared to re-home if necessary. I just wanted to see if we could keep them if it's possible. We will build a bachelor pad 4 them. They seem to get along so far. I'm keeping fingers crossed.

 

[bobbi-j]

It is possible to have multiple roosters (you currently have cockerels), but it does help if you have a LOT of space. You will read about the rooster to hen ratio. Truly, there is no magic number. Some setups work well with breeding pairs or trios, others can have 1 rooster to 20 hens and still have one or two that are overbred and barebacked. I would separate all three of those boys or they will wear your hen to a frazzle once she's off those eggs. To show dominance, they will breed her, one after the other. She will not be able to eat, drink or dustbathe in peace. A bachelor coop would be helpful. If your eggs hatch, you need to be prepared for even more males. That has been addressed above, so I won't go into it.

Do you know how big (in feet by feet) your coop is? Coops that are advertised to hold a certain amount of chickens are often grossly exaggerated. Especially if it's a little prefab coop. Then you run into the trouble of bad habits that happen when chickens are over crowded. They will fight, pick feathers, sometimes end up cannibalizing a wounded one.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have 2 large roos & (I thought) 2 hens. However we figured out yesterday that our barrack hen is actually another roo. We started with 8 chicks last spring & end up with 1 very small hen & 3 roos. We had some troubles with the 2 large barrack roos fighting last fall but after a time out (about a day apart) they are getting along & both healed up. I'm worried about the small hen (sitting on eggs rite now) & how 3 large roos is gonna work with her & chicks ??

I'd rehome 1, or 2 boys, & add more hens.

You mean Barred Rock?

 

[LoveyStarr]

I'd rehome 1, or 2 boys, & add more hens.

You mean Barred Rock?

Yes barrack rocks. Black & white spotted.

 

[LoveyStarr]

Barred Rocks are Stripped.

Umm ok. We was told they was barrack rocks. They are kinda checkers not stripped. Idk then

 

[HenneryTheEighth]

Yeah, pics would be excellent