Is it true that roosters will not fight much (if at all) if...

[dancingbear]

Sounds like your going to have a very frustrated roo, except for the few times a year he gets a few hens for company. At which time he may be very rough with them for a while, since he's going to have months of frustration built up.

Did you look at the sticky about how to tell a fertile egg from an infertile egg? The difference in really minuscule, and there's no difference whatsoever in the taste or performance of the egg. They won't begin to develop into embryos until they're incubated, either by a broody hen or an incubator. You just have a blastoderm instead of a blastodisc. A few cell divisions is all, and it stops right there, unless incubated.

Maybe you would do better to find a local person to get fertile eggs from when you want to incubate some, and just don't keep a rooster. If you have roos that have never mated, it's not so bad, but once they have, they know what they're missing. Makes them kind of crazy.

Would you have one lonely rooster in solitary confinement, or multiple roos? They'll probably fight for a while, every time you take all the hens away from them.

 

[crooked stripe]

I found it easiest to rehome my roos. To many problems. Fights, missing feathers on the hens, the nonstop crowing and the roos going after my grand kids. When I want to hatch eggs I either turn to a broody or my bator. I get my fertile eggs from Meyer. That way I can pick and choose between breeds if I choose.

 

[la dee da]

I've thought about it for a bit and figure that I'll just raise two roos at a time when I want one, that way they won't be loney

. I know there's vertually no difference between a fertile and nonfertile egg...but I just don't feel comfortable eating a fertile one (I've also read they don't keep as long as nonfertile ones). Thanks for all your help everyone

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[kmom246]

la dee da - as far as being a little nutty dreamer - uhem, I think we are ALL little nutty dreamers here! No answer for you about the roos as I'm pretty new to this, but good wishes for you and your flock. Keep asking questions - the people here are great - they certainly have been putting up with all MY questions!

 

[dancingbear]

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My fertile eggs keep just fine. I haven't heard that before, I don't know if it's true. How long you planning to store your eggs? If it's less than 2 or 3 months, I wouldn't worry about it. They'd keep.

But I guess if you have a thing about fertile eggs, (unless you were willing to desensitize yourself until it didn't bother you anymore) having roos could be a problem.

Do you have any friends with some roos you could borrow one from, when you want to hatch chicks?

Good luck, anyway.

 

[Sissy]

I have 2 beautiful roos raised together for 8 months but the 9 month One almost killed the other
I seperated them. after being away from each for a month.
after dark Iput an extra cage with the sweet Roo into the coop
as I left I thought the roof was going to come off.
they did quiet down after I covered the gage ,
and the Boss jump on to his roost and it was a peacefull night but this morning I not sure how to handle the situation.
I would like to keep them in the larger coop because of the cold spell we are having...... also have 1 hen with the sweet roo and 5 hens with the boss.

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Well heck, I have a boat load of roos in the barn. They fight for territory more than any thing else. A few fight for thier hens and a few fight for whatever reason. I have found that the Bantam roos are the worst, especially if they do not have a special hen. I have a cohcin pair, a black tail pair, a batam wild game pair and a mutt pair. The other bantam roos tend to fight one another.

The big roos hardly ever fight, but the DO have thier territory on the property when they free range. They do not have a territory in the barn, that is where they eat, drink and roost.

I have actually seen my red jungle fowl roo dig up a tasty morsil for another young roo.

 

[Sissy]

well my 2 roos started another brawl last night
so they are seperated for good .cant take this cold nights of work..
the Big boss couldnt get into the cage
of the sweet roo so he scratch up his wattles.
was bleed ing some, just trying.

 

[the1much]

roo's with NO hens,, will fight worse then having hens,,,,,, 2 guys in a cage,, 1 guy is alpha,, other guy looks kinda cute

,, if you have no hens,,, guess who the alpha is gonna "mount" to show his dominance?,, now tell me THAT wont cause a fight

 

[mksenoj]

We have housed them all together from the start and have had no problems.