Problem with Roo wear on hens!!

[RoosterML]

I have a Cuckoo Lavender Orpington roo. That is really wearing on the hens. A lot of bare backs walking around. At first two Roos surely didn’t help so I rehomed one which was a Blk Orpington. I just purchased saddles but I took them off after about 5 minutes. I believe it’s due to his larger size that is causing the issue. I have a question to y’all if there is any particular breed that is a great all around Roo who is light on his feet so to speak?
I wanted a larger Roo due to wanting to breed for my own meat birds but injury to the hens is making me rethink that. So here’s some options, creating a bachelor pad and keep a few different kinds of Roosters and just let him in with the hens for maybe a week at a time after which I would relocate him back to his pad. Question will the Roos fight? I would keep them in a pen next to the hens. Any ideas you guys have would be really helpful.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Pen your rooster in a separate space, you can always put the hen(s) you want to breed in his pen, then take them back out. I keep mine separate for various reasons, the girls I wish to mate are let in for a few hours each day for several days. But then again, I'm home most of the time and can move mine around.

Will roosters fight? Yes, they can fight. I know that bachelor pens with multiple roosters seems to be popular. Give each rooster their own pen and you won't have to worry about future problems.

fwiw-if your hens had a lot of feather loss and the feather shafts are still intact in the skin, the will not replace feathers until they molt.

 

[Roo5]

Is there injury being made or just bare backs?How many hens to roosters.
It’s not a good idea to rotate roosters every week like that, will cause issues in dynamics and may stress the birds out a bit.It takes time for birds to form relationships and a week may not be enough, and may cause the birds to battle once reintegrated back into either flock or never fully adapt to the new rooster, hens are going to choose the boy who’s been around longest, and adventually will adapt to another male.

 

[Mrs. K]

Barebacks bother people more than they bother chickens. How do your hens act around your rooster? If they still love him, just ignore the bare backs, come fall and a molt, they will grow back.

 

[aart]

I believe it’s due to his larger size that is causing the issue.

Could also be his 'technique'...
... or that some birds have fragile/brittle feathers that are easily broken/damaged.

 

[RoosterML]

Barebacks bother people more than they bother chickens. How do your hens act around your rooster? If they still love him, just ignore the bare backs, come fall and a molt, they will grow back.

They seem to like him. Some do try to run away but he does put an end to that. Lol