I thought when I ordered my chicks from a hatchery I’d get what I asked for but I got 3 Roos and 9 hens(chicks)
If you order vent-sexed chicks the odds are about 90% that they will get it right. That's for each chick as an individual. Usually with 12 chicks you'd expect one boy but the odds of getting three aren't that bad. So, yeah, some bad luck.
would a 14 hen to 3 roo ratio be fine in the long run?
I'm not one to blindly follow ratios. Each chick, male and female, has its own personality and each flock has its own dynamic. That kind of ratio works for some people. The more room the better. If you have enough room that each boy can set up his own territory out of sight of the others you have a decent chance of success. Some people even make it work with less room but the tighter it is the less likely you are of success. With living animals you don't get guarantees either way.
I’m kind of already attached to all the chicks and they’re all very sweet. Don’t want to have to rehome.
I assume you also do not want to eat any of them. That is pretty common in here. So what are your choices if you want to keep all three boys?
Try it and see what happens. You really don't get guarantees. Even if you do not have a lot of room you have a chance but the odds are against you.
Build a bachelor pad. Build a coop and run where you keep two or all three boys isolated from the girls. If there are no girls to fight over they usually don't fight that much. They will know which one is the dominant one and may skirmish occasionally but many people on here keep bachelor pads and it is often pretty peaceful.
Another option is to build three coops and runs. Split your flock up with each boy having his own hens. The people that believe in magic ratios will tell you that this will not work but plenty of people keep one boy with just a few hens without issues. I sometimes have one rooster with 6 hens. These hens are not barebacked or over-mated. From what I've seen you can have problems or success with ratios of 1 boy to 2 girls or 1 boy and over 20 hens.
When they hit puberty is your most dangerous time. Hormones are controlling the boys so they are ready to fight and ready to mate the pullets, usually against their will. It can get really rough when puberty strikes. So build your bachelor pad now so it is ready. When you need it is too late to start building.
This should be obvious. Don't hatch any eggs if you are not willing to eat the boys or get rid of them. The odds of each egg hatching a boy is 50-50 so you'll soon have a lot more boys to deal with.
