Rooster Flock Thread

[Roo5]

I’m not either I love pits, but unforutently they do get categorized.

 

[Rach1802]

They do but they're just so cute! We have a rottie and a malamute so am I a little over-defensive, sorry.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hi!

I don't have a rooster flock (yet) but this seemed like an environment where advice would be less likely to focus on eating the roos...

We rescue ex-bats/commercial layers. We got to the stage where we only had one hen left with our rooster, who is just over 1 and was taken in by us from someone who thought he was a hen and din't want her any more. Anyway, that's another story! We added 5 ex-barn hens on Sunday. They're currently in the main coop within our 'chickery'.

Yesterday we got a message about two chickens abandoned at the side of the road, which we then caught and brought home. One is definitely a cockerel, the other is probably a hen and they're both black so not our usual Rhode Island red hybrids.

They are currently in our quarantine coop, again within the main chickery. We now have two coops in the chickery, which is 2.4 m by 4.8 m and just over 2 m tall. We plan to extend this at the weekend if we are going to keep the new two. Or possibly just anyway, if we can. Currently our oldest two will be roosting in a small, separate enclosure that we knocked up last night and having the run of the chickery during the day.

My question is - is it possible for two cocks/roos to live together, and if so, how do we do that? People have advised on my thread about the two road-side birds that they may be a bonded pair, if that makes a difference.

I will re-home the new two if I have to but I would rather keep them if possible so the male doesn't get eaten!

Thank you for your reply. The existing rooster is just over a year, most likely a Rhode Island or hybrid. He was given out as chick at a local kids' attraction. The new one I've no idea as they were a pair of 'strays' but he's black with grey-ish legs. Pics (existing cokerel pictured when much younger):View attachment 1731654 View attachment 1731655

The red rooster doesn't really look like a game to me, but the others kinda do. I've kept three roos with two hens before with barely any fighting, but they were bantams. Also, I introduced the new roosters young, which seems to help them find their place in the flock.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Games are very aggressive, basically the pit bull of the chicken world, you get what ima aying

I have had old English game bantams with other roosters and they've done well, and I currently have what I believe is a game mix in my rooster flock. So, they can be with other roosters, you just have to be a bit more careful.

 

[Roo5]

That’s actually something someone told me, however I did have a game and he was extremely aggressive with my males.
Form what I have heard games will do much better with “less dominant “ males, ones willing to let the game rule.

I have had old English game bantams with other roosters and they've done well, and I currently have what I believe is a game mix in my rooster flock. So, they can be with other roosters, you just have to be a bit more careful.

 

[Rach1802]

Thanks guys! I still haven't got a decent pic as I came home to this poor stuck lady so I've been busy with her. Unfortunately our existing cock is unlikely to be submissive, he's already a bit of a knob and he's only just over a year old.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

A couple pictures of the roo flock taken back in March.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

View attachment 1797099 View attachment 1797104 A couple pictures of the roo flock taken back in March.

Gorgeous

 

[MROO]

View attachment 1797099 View attachment 1797104 A couple pictures of the roo flock taken back in March.

Super handsome fellows!

 

[CannedMonster]

Love me some roos!
I’m sticking with the bantam guys now because I find them easier to deal with and they generally don’t ruin the hens feathers.