Rooster and hen problem

[bernie2703]

I have two rooster that I grew up and they are 5 months old now.they have never seen a hen till now.so now I have two roosters and one hen.they don't do usual rooster thing.like they don't let the hen eat first or they don't follow the hen.they don't do that.they try mating with the hen but the hen is still young so she runs.they attack the hen when she gets close to them.so it's hard for her to eat or drink water.this has been happening for about one month now.what do i do?is there something wrong with my roosters?please help

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

The best thing to do would be to take the hen away from the roosters, at least until you decide what you want to do long-term. Two roosters in with one hen is not recommended. A rooster can easily attend to 8-10 hens. If they have fewer hens, the hens that are present will be overbred, will suffer a lot of broken feathers and pecking, and will be stressed to the max. As you said, it is already hard for her to even eat or drink. This is not a good situation for her. Either get rid of both roosters, get about 20 more hens of the same age or older, or separate the hen from the roosters.

 

[bernie2703]

So I get rid of one rooster.so then I can have one rooster and one hen.im going to get another hen next week that is mature enough to mate.will the rooster stop pecking on the hen?will he stop attacking her when she gets near?

 

[chickmomma03]

I wouldn't have 2 roosters and 1 hen. Are you planning on having more hens? Even if you are, I would still only have 1 rooster. I have 10 hens and 1 rooster. I had 2 but took him back to the store at 6wks. I plan to add another 1-2 hens in soon.

My rooster puts his girls in their place by either a quick peck or he shakes his foot and kind of charges toward them to make them move, and they do. Mating looks pretty rough right now, but he grabs the back of one of the hens' neck and mounts her. Mine are almost 5mos and they squabble and try to get away some, but if they don't break away they surrender now to him. Not that I'm trying to watch or anything, but I was out there already doing things and he decides to just go for it.