Need advice on placement

[Muncy89]

Helped a friend out and long story short I bought 4 chickens off a friend for 10 bucks and I'm pretty sure they all 4 are cockerels and around 12 weeks by my guess maybe more im thinking im seeing the start of spurs (little bump on inner part of shank)

I have a hen that has been broody over a clutch of 12 eggs and an Easter egger hen and barnyard mixed rooster probably around 1 to 1 and 1/2 yrs old and i was wanting to know if it would be best to put the cockerels with just the EE hen and keep the rooster with the broody hen? Or the other way around and keep a bachelor flock and the hens to themselves? The EE is laying but isn't broody. The rooster hasn't been aggressive with any of them but that's without the hens involved of course.

Just let me know what you guys think and thanks in advance

 

[chrissynemetz]

You have two hens, one rooster, and four possible cockerels? Me personally i would do a bachelor pad for the cockerels.

 

[keesmom]

If you can post pictures people here can help determine their sex. All chickens have spur buds and even the occasional hen will have spurs. Of course if they're already crowing then they're definitely male.

If all 4 are indeed cockerels your only option will be a bachelor pad. You are probably going to need one anyway for the males your broody hen hatches out. No need to move your current rooster. He can stay with the hens and any pullets that hatch.

 

[Mrs. K]

Pull the cockerels ASAP, I think I would put all the roosters together, it is going to be a crowing nightmare.

Mrs K

 

[keesmom]

Pull the cockerels ASAP, I think I would put all the roosters together, it is going to be a crowing nightmare.

Mrs K

Ain't that the truth! I have five 14 week old cockerels that are crowing non-stop from 4 am through 8 pm. It will be so nice once the 3 biggest jerks go to the freezer this weekend.

 

[cmom]

I put my cockerels in bachelor coops and pens. They all get along fine unless there are females in the mix and once their hormones kick in they will compete for the females and at times more than one male may try to mate a female. Good luck and have fun...
All males here.