is 1 rooster enough for 11 hens?

[ChickQueen77]

I have 11 hens and I want to know how many roosters I need to successfully have a rooster mate with all hens

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

I have 11 hens and I want to know how many roosters I need to successfully have a rooster mate with all hens

Yes, that is a good number of hens to rooster. Any more roosters to that number of hens would cause problems.

 

[ChickQueen77]

1 rooster is enough for 11 hens that seems like a lot of work for the roo

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

1 rooster is enough for 11 hens that seems like a lot of work for the roo

He’s going to have his favorites anyway. If you put in another rooster they will be fighting and over mating the hens.

 

[ChickQueen77]

what is the max number of hens a rooster can handle because i have 11 more pullets in the brooder

 

[I Love Feather Babies]

what is the max number of hens a rooster can handle because i have 11 more pullets in the brooder

Then you would need to add another rooster if you plan to incubate eggs.

 

[LRH97]

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.