is 1 rooster enough for 11 hens?

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I have 11 hens and I want to know how many roosters I need to successfully have a rooster mate with all hens
 
what is the max number of hens a rooster can handle because i have 11 more pullets in the brooder
 
A young, vigorous cockerel will likely have minimal issues covering 15 females. It does ultimately boil down to the individual. Two males on 22 females isn't a terrible breeding ratio. The biggest key with keeping multiple males though is space. How is your setup? If you did add an additional male, do you have adequate space for the birds to get away from each other during squabbles? One of the males is going to end up on "top", and he gets to the top by asserting his dominance. Most of the time these are spars, squabbles, and pulled feathers, but if space is limited, they can turn into bloodbaths rather quickly.
 

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