Meat Birds-Having all Males--is that a problem?

[capebird]

Hello. I've raised meat birds before (Mostly Freedom Rangers). I usually get 30 at a time. In the past I've gotten free run, so a good mix of male / female. It seems my go-to hatchery doesn't have free run available but they do have a good supply of males. My question is ..... is having 30 roosters together in a fairly large coop going to cause issues with them fighting among one another (or any other issues I should be aware of)? Thanks very much for the help.

 

[Sussex19]

Not an expert with meat breeds, but in general just cockerels will cause less problems then a mix of male and female.
So I think you should be ok.

 

[Isadora]

It shouldn't matter too much if you are raising them to butcher weight. We raised Freedom Rangers in the past and butchered at 12 weeks old. The last week or two, there was an occasional fight between the males but it was minor.
We would have butchered them younger and I doubt the fighting would have happened at all, but they weren't quite heavy enough for us.

 

[capebird]

Thanks very much for your thoughts. Ordered 30 male chicks.