Roos with the hens

gmc

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Nov 24, 2007
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I just put a couple of Roos in with my hens for hopes of hatching a few eggs. How long can I expect it to be before they are dependably fertile for hatching? They haven't had a Roo with them for quite some time.

Thanks in advance.

gmc
 
You might want to keep an eye on those roos. They can and will over mate a hen and do damage to her. More than one roo in a group of hens is too many roos. They may also start fighting with each other if I am reading this correctly and they are in the same pen with the same hens.
 
I had one roo with 15 hens and he wore their backs almost raw...almost no feathers left.
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When he got aggressive and started flogging people and sneaking up on them, he invited himself to dinner. It's been almost 2 months and my hens, moulting now, are finally starting to get feathers on their backs again.
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I'd say it depends on the temperament of your roo...some are just mean.

Trisha in MO
 

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