looking for advice on raising all roosters

[rga107]

i was to raise all roosters for feater and hackle pelts to sell to a local fly fishing shop if i am only raiseing roosters do i have to house them all seperatly or can i raise them in large pens with multiple birds to a pen i will be raising no hens

 

[Illia]

If you raise them all from young ages so they know each other from that point, and if they're a reliably friendly breed (not RIRs or game birds) then you should be fine. We have a "bachelor pad" where strictly roosters live, and they're fine. There are of course pecking orders and dominant roosters as well as ones lower on the "totem pole" but it isn't like they all fight all the time.

btw,

- You should add some hens in the mix just for the wonderful eggs too.

 

[rga107]

i know this prolly a question that gets asked every day but any advice info or sudjested reading would be much thanked

also some varietys being considered are

Barred Rocks
Blue Andalusians
Silver Penciled Rocks
Wyandottes
Buff, Brown, and Red hackle breeds


or if any one can think off good feather produceing henns that would be great as well

 

[rga107]

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thank you for the help
when orders are estableshed is there a posibility of damage to pelts as pelts and feather quality are of highest consern
also thinking of raising exotic types of pheasant and quail but we are thinking about raising them with hens as the chickes are $valueble$ esp when i am paying 60$ or better a peice my self for them


we were thinking of raising geese and phesant hens for eggs

 

[patandchickens]

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There was an EXCELLENT thread a couple-few years back, here on BYC, from someone who raised chickens for fly tying hackle. If you use the "search" utility (in the blue stripe across the page, not too far below the top of the page) you should be able to find it. IIRC there was some really hard-to-find and useful advice in there, so it should be well worth your while to dig it up.

GOod luck, have fun,

Pat