Rooster or Not

[jeri40]

Rooster or Not?

We are considering whether to get a rooster or not. Currently we have 12 ISA Brown hens, six of them are two years old and the others are one year old. A friend has a bantam rooster that he would give us but don't know if that would be a good idea with our hens. Also may have another source of buying an ISA Brown rooster. Would like to know the pros and cons of having a rooster. In the fall we will be replacing our older hens with younger ones that will be roughly six or seven months old. Would appreciate your comments. Thanks.

 

[TOP KNOT]

Rooster or Not?

We are considering whether to get a rooster or not. Currently we have 12 ISA Brown hens, six of them are two years old and the others are one year old. A friend has a bantam rooster that he would give us but don't know if that would be a good idea with our hens. Also may have another source of buying an ISA Brown rooster. Would like to know the pros and cons of having a rooster. In the fall we will be replacing our older hens with younger ones that will be roughly six or seven months old. Would appreciate your comments. Thanks.

I guess that depends if you want chicks or not

 

[amnich]

I like having roosters. They really have a bad reputation that I don't think they deserve. I have a bunch of roosters, only one is mean and I think he's just a random bad one, since his brother is our friendliest. As for pros, a lot of people like them because they will warn the hens of predators and whatnot. The only con I can imagine is having a mean rooster, but once you put him in his place if he starts attacking he will not be a problem. Also, if you have very close neighbors they may complain about crowing.