Jello everyone

[Michael OShay]

My daughter is 7 next month and she is a animal lover like me, I'm so excited to have found this place, and learn as much as I can.

My granddaughter is 7 as well. )

 

[Laceychick08]

Welcome to BYC. Glad you decided join our flock. How old is your daughter? Raising chickens is a wonderful experience for children. My granddaughter (pictured in my avatar) loves our chickens. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. We are here to help in any way we can. Good luck with your flock.

 

[Laceychick08]

I was wondering what your thoughts are on this topic, I have two roosters an Americana and bantam my little guy lost a hen on Sunday so now he has 1 the other rooster has 4 so my question is should he have more hens or does it not matter.

 

[Michael OShay]

I was wondering what your thoughts are on this topic, I have two roosters an Americana and bantam my little guy lost a hen on Sunday so now he has 1 the other rooster has 4 so my question is should he have more hens or does it not matter.

If you have a rooster and no hens you're fine, but having too many roosters and not enough hens is a recipe for trouble. The recommended ration of roosters to hens is 1 rooster for every 10 hens. As they mature, too many roosters will become very hard physically on your hens; over-breeding them, biting and plucking the feathers from their necks and backs, battering them, and potentially, seriously injuring them. The only reason you really need a rooster is to fertilize eggs for hatching and 1 rooster can easily handle 10-15 hens in that regard. If you're going to have hens, you should get rid of one of those two roosters (unless you're going to get at least 20 hens) and get at least 10 hens to go with the other rooster.

 

[Laceychick08]

Thank you for the advice

 

[Michael OShay]

Thank you for the advice

You're welcome.