Question about hens and roos!

[mhoward92]

Ok so I have heard too many different opinions about keeping roosters and hens together... There are two sides to it.

1) " keeping a rooster with a flock of hens will wear them out and reduce egg production. If you have a rooster you can let it with the hens but only under your supervision."

2) " you can keep a single rooster with hens in the same coop, but no more than one rooster otherwise they will fight! Keeping a rooster with a flock of hens keeps the hens "in line" and makes them happy.

So which of these are true? Im a newbie so Im not shure. And I thought if a rooster and hens were together they would produce Fertile eggs!?!?

Comments/ Opinions would help so greatly!

Thanks, Mitch

 

[rooster-red]

Welcome to BYC

# 2 is true for the most part.

You will get fertile eggs.

 

[MissPrissy]

I am a graduate of school #2.