Rooster question

Chickenjoe23

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Will three roosters that grew up from chicks together most likely get along even though I only have nine hens for now. I am planning on getting more hens when I have a bigger coop.
I also posted in managing your flock but decided it should be here instead.
Thanks much.
 
How well they get along will be determined by how big their living enclosure is. If they can get away from each other the fighting will be minimized. However, be prepared for fighting, until they figure out who the boss is, they are going to fight it out.
 
They will be free ranging as long as someone is home that can make sure predator attacks don't occur but when were not home they have a 13 by 13 run and two 4 by 8 coops connected by a passage.
I theyf do fight will it be to the death, they are barred rocks by the way.
 
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If they do fight it could be to the death, but it doesn't always end up that bad.
 
Alright I guess I will just wait and see and hope they get along
 
Your situation is very similar to my cooped chickens. My 9 hens and 5 roosters were raised together as chicks. Breed can make a difference in temperament of course. We chose mild mannered breeds, cochin and orpington, but one of the roosters is a rhode island red mixed with an old english game named Ruby. Ruby was smaller but less laid back so he had established his dominance early on without any fighting. Every now and then they might peck at each others combs and give a few scabs but there have been no all out fights.

Our problem was even though Ruby was dominant, he wouldn't stop the other roosters from mating with the hens. So the poor hens started lost feathers from their back and neck from all the mounting. they started hiding in the nest boxes rather than free range even though they were not broody just to avoid the roosters. Fortunately your rooster to hen ratio is a little better

We finally built another coop for the big mild mannered roosters who we call the bachelor roos. The four of them get along well, but now that they are separated from Ruby and the hens, one of the orpingtons insists on fighting across the chicken wire with Ruby. The two groups are not allowed to free range at the same time.

In other words it might be possible to house them together, but a change in situation could upset their hierarchy.
 
I can't say for sure that they will, but I have seen several instances when they were raised together that they were fine. They had the occasional chest bumping, but like others said sometimes breed plays a part too.
 
Oh by the way you can go to My Page (link under my avatar) to see a pic of my bachelor roos sharing water melon. I love my roosters together. I think that is why I keep coming back to this thread, because I think it is worth a try housing them together. You will just need to keep an eye on them to see how things develop.
 

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