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Welcome to BYC! I hope you enjoy it! Chicks that are raised together can be nice as they are very used to each other but I would make sure to not have too many Cockrells(boys) as that can lead to over mating and chasing for the hens and loads of aggression with the other boys. If you only have three you DEFINITELY don’t want more that one rooster, I’d even want a bigger hen-to-rooster ratio. You can find people online if you need someone to take your extra roosters as they are quite beneficial to have in a larger flock espically one that free ranges as they look at for predators and protect the hens. What breed are they if you know? Some breeds are generally more docile!
 
No matter what gender they are, you don’t need to worry about getting rid of males as the issues I stated only come into play when they are full grown. Also, I would say at least 5 hens to a rooster but I would have even more. Have too few hens or too many roosters can be brutal and not a fun experience by any means.
 
Hi :frow and welcome to the coop! You are getting some good answers here. To add a little detail, may I add the following: if even one of your birds is a male, when he is about 3 - 4 months old, he is going to experience a flood of male hormones. He is going to be driven to start mating the pullets, whether they are ready or not. And at that age, they will not be. It won't be pretty. The pullets will attempt to resist and he will persist. This will result in lost and broken feathers on the pullets and possibly even some injuries to them, which could be serious. You'll need to separate him. Things will be even worse for the poor hen should she be outnumbered two to one.
 
BigBlueHen53 said:
Hi :frow and welcome to the coop! You are getting some good answers here. To add a little detail, may I add the following: if even one of your birds is a male, when he is about 3 - 4 months old, he is going to experience a flood of male hormones. He is going to be driven to start mating the pullets, whether they are ready or not. And at that age, they will not be. It won't be pretty. The pullets will attempt to resist and he will persist. This will result in lost and broken feathers on the pullets and possibly even some injuries to them, which could be serious. You'll need to separate him. Things will be even worse for the poor hen should she be outnumbered two to one.
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I agree with this, where I live we aren't allowed to have roosters so we gave them away to a farm a few hours away, you should probaly check the laws on chickens/roosters in your area just in case but, it is your choice either way if roosters are to much of a hassle you can give them to a good farm/not a meat farm. Or if you want to give them to a meat farm (if you do give them away)

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JGM said:
Hi- I am new, we had three chicks hatch today in the incubator so far! Kids were just doing a hatching thing where we give them back, however now we’d like to raise them. Is it ok to keep a group together who hatches together, regardless how many boys v girls etc? Don’t know yet what gender any of them are. Seems like we might only have three, or maybe one or two more will hatch. Thanks!
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Welcome to BYC.
You have come to the right place to have ALL your questions and concerns answered.
We are Egg-cited you joined.
 

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