Need advice and I think I know what ur going to say

[TheTwoRoos]

So they have two acres of your yard?Wow that’s a ton of space,that’s my front yes and my chickens only have two pens,good grief.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

So they have two acres of your yard?Wow that’s a ton of space,that’s my front yes and my chickens only have two pens,good grief.

yeah they don’t run in the field much lol I spoil them!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I have serama and serama mix silkies. The roosters and hens live together. They fight when they first start puberty . No blood has ever been drawn. Then they find their spot in the hierarchy and pair off. Right now I have 7-8 adult roos in with 9 hens.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

So I have too many roosters but I love them so I made them their own run but now I want to hatch more but I can’t have any more roosters!! What should I do I think you guys are going to say something like you have too choose do you want roosters or hatching chicks more or get rid of your roosters or something along the line of choosing one over the other and I know you guys are right but I don’t want to do I guess my question is is there a way to not hatch roosters I don’t think so but it’s worth a shot

I have read about one way to get a higher female to male ratio and it involves slightly altering the temps, maybe look for the article online. You however would still get roosters an if you can't part with them, maybe no more hatching?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Thanks everyone I will let you know if I find a way lol you guys actually did help I will try lowering the heat and go to the link if I do create a way we can all co-own it sound good? lol

Altering incubation temperature may affect sex ratio in some reptiles and invertebrates but not in chickens. Chickens have z/w chromosomes, not x/y. The hen determines the sex of offspring and that is determined upon ovulation or earlier. Lowering temperature will lower hatch rate, not necessarily the M/F ratio. It may be possible that males or females survive better at different temperatures but I doubt it. It still doesn't change the sex of the embryo.

Some breeds of roosters are great flock protectors. In larger flocks, multiple roosters of the right breeds are even better flock protectors. You only need one rooster for every 3 to 15 hens. In general, they will hatch at a 50:50 ratio. In rare hatches, they may be all female or all male. So something has to be done with extras. Sometimes I keep one or two cockerel flocks till I determine who will be the replacement breeders.

What you ultimately decide will depend on what you prefer to do. Some people can't bring themselves to butcher their roosters. They try to give them away. Most of the time those will be eaten by someone else reaping the benefits of your work and expense and who hasn't spent the time and money to raise them to adulthood with love.
I hate butcher day but I have decided that hatching lots of birds requires that I butcher about 45% of the birds I hatch. That is why I chose to raise a DP variety.

The thing is that I eat chicken.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Thanks everyone I decided to order some chicks that are female unstead to save me trouble also about eating roosters I completely understand I just want to say that I’m vegetarian lol