Potential Rooster

[Dragon Slayer Trinket]

Hi,
I've never kept roosters separate. My numbers depend on the rooster's temperamate. For example, I think I have 20 to 25 hens right now, three roosters, four pullets, and a cockerel. I get attached to my roosters though. I've had 40 hens and three roosters, two of which were just nightmares, so I had to get rid of them. See what works our for you. If your hens end up with lost saddle feathers or deep ridges in their backs, you need to get rid of someone. Pay attention to how any potential roosters act around the girls, and watch for how they act when they're fully mature. It'll be obvious when one roo is better than another.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

I keep multiple roosters to multiple hens, numbers are often odd, but it works out fine for me. Been raising like this for years.

I've never had a bachelor pad, though would love to set one up sometime for extra eaters, & future breeders, but haven't had the chance.

The one I think is a Roo is so sweet! And feather footed. As soon as I find out what breed it is, I would either get a roo (though I don’t think that is the way I need to go) or 3 hens. I have narrowed it down but of course not 100% sure yet. And then I would probably put the hens with him in their own area. We do have the room but it is something I wouldn’t have to worry about right away.

I just don’t want the fighting. The coop is set up for a little more than 18. And the run will be way plenty of space.

 

[3KillerBs]

So, a somewhat bachelor pad, or just a holding pen?

Holding pen/grow out.

Though I'll keep potential breeders in the flock until I decide so that they'll learn respect for my senior males.

Fortunately, with my climate I don't need to provide fully-enclosed shelter.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

How old?

That is a good start on a comb, though some breeds' girls get larger, but pale combs early.

They won’t be 3 weeks until Wednesday. I have a few with pretty good size combs. But this is the only one starting a wattle. And not knowing the breed is hard for me to know.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The one I think is a Roo is so sweet! And feather footed. As soon as I find out what breed it is, I would either get a roo (though I don’t think that is the way I need to go) or 3 hens. I have narrowed it down but of course not 100% sure yet. And then I would probably put the hens with him in their own area. We do have the room but it is something I wouldn’t have to worry about right away.

I just don’t want the fighting. The coop is set up for a little more than 18. And the run will be way plenty of space.

Usually the fighting isn't that bad if raised together. Though I've introduced stranger roosters into flocks with minimal issues, they'd fight until a leader is established, or to show who's more dominant, & run the other off. Only had 2 cases of roosters killing one another, but that's rare here.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Hi,
I've never kept roosters separate. My numbers depend on the rooster's temperamate. For example, I think I have 20 to 25 hens right now, three roosters, four pullets, and a cockerel. I get attached to my roosters though. I've had 40 hens and three roosters, two of which were just nightmares, so I had to get rid of them. See what works our for you. If your hens end up with lost saddle feathers or deep ridges in their backs, you need to get rid of someone. Pay attention to how any potential roosters act around the girls, and watch for how they act when they're fully mature. It'll be obvious when one roo is better than another.

I would get rid of one or so if I had to. I would just hate to. I have a cousin that has a farm in my area that if I needed to I could take it to her or even my aunt(my cousins mom). That way I could still go see him.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Holding pen/grow out.

Though I'll keep potential breeders in the flock until I decide so that they'll learn respect for my senior males.

Fortunately, with my climate I don't need to provide fully-enclosed shelter.

Same, though there are lots of predators. I've only had a couple predator incidents, & that's with the only coop that doesn't have a covered run.

I may do a set up like your's, but will see.

 

[Dragon Slayer Trinket]

I would get rid of one or so if I had to. I would just hate to. I have a cousin that has a farm in my area that if I needed to I could take it to her or even my aunt(my cousins mom). That way I could still go see him.

I know, I hate getting rid of roos.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Usually the fighting isn't that bad if raised together. Though I've introduced stranger roosters into flocks with minimal issues, they'd fight until a leader is established, or to show who's more dominant, & run the other off. Only had 2 cases of roosters killing one another, but that's rare here.

So far there isn’t fighting….but they are still babies . Once they get older I hope it stays the same. They are all so great.

 

[MysteryChicken]

So far there isn’t fighting….but they are still babies . Once they get older I hope it stays the same. They are all so great.

Males when they hit the ages 5-6(Some Sooner)months start getting a high surge of hormones, that makes them show offs, start fighting for dominance, breeding hens/pullets, or occasionally being total jerks towards other birds, or people. But every cockerel is an individual, not all are buttheads when they hit puberty. Out of all my roos, only 2 are buttheads.