So I just put 18 hens together with my two welsummer roosters? Is this a good ratio for fertility?
rooster hen ratio?
- Thread starter abelseville
- Start date
- Aug 3, 2009
- 8,427
- 81
- 263
I believe the "ideal" ratio is 1 rooster to 10 hens. Sounds like you are pretty close.
Similar threads
New posts New threads Active threads
-
Latest posts
-
-
Integration mishap- pullet with bloody head- Latest: My1stChickens
-
-
-
-
Latest threads
-
-
-
Hen with very pale comb for months
- Started by cephalophile
- Replies: 0
-
Open access 2025 review of where we are with chicken genes and phenotypes- Started by Perris
- Replies: 0
-
-
-
Threads with more replies in the last 15 days
-
-
-
-
pollipazzi's 365 project- Started by pollipazzi
- Replies: 108
-
BYC's 52-week Photography Challenge. Week 1: (Jan 5-11, 2026). Theme: SUNSET- Started by azurbanclucker
- Replies: 95
-
