Rooster behavior

[MissLaura]

We have 2 roosters named Rooster Cogburn and Junior with15 hens. Junior is clearly the alpha. He chases Rooster Cogburn off if he catches him trying to mate with one of the ladies. They don't fight during the day but at evening when it's time to go into the coop Junior tries his hardest not to let Cogburn in. They are both very good protectors and good to the ladies. Is this normal behavior?

 

[sourland]

Yes, it is. At some time in the future the non dominant rooster may challenge/depose the dominant.

 

[rod5591]

They will usually work out their hierarchy on their own. The best strategy for multiple roosters is to have enough room for the subordinate rooster to retreat to and exist in, so he doesn't have to get too close to the dominant rooster, when he eats or drinks for example. If you watch the roos you will see they try to stay out of each others way. Give them enough room to stay out of each others way, and you will be fine. If you don't have enough room, re-home one of them. Otherwise you will make the subordinate rooster a miserable bird if he doesn't have room to retreat from the dominant one.

 

[Shadrach]

We have 2 roosters named Rooster Cogburn and Junior with15 hens. Junior is clearly the alpha. He chases Rooster Cogburn off if he catches him trying to mate with one of the ladies. They don't fight during the day but at evening when it's time to go into the coop Junior tries his hardest not to let Cogburn in. They are both very good protectors and good to the ladies. Is this normal behavior?

Yes it's normal.