I am new to chickens and this is my first flock
They are about 17 weeks old and of the 6 2 are roosters.
Can I keep 2 roosters or will they fight? One is much bigger, the smaller one also has, what I think were broken toes. He and 2 others were an addition when they were not coping as wild chickens on a friends farm. The children all got them on the same day so her 3 have just joined our 3 and I have no idea what happened to his toes but they are all bent to the side. He can walk and manages fine, he is just a bit smaller.
My bigger rooster has started crowing, well lets call it squawking really, in the mornings. I know they do this but we are in the suburbs and I am not sure if the neighbors are going to start complaining.
Is there anything that you can do to stop it or does he have to go?
I also heard that you need a rooster until the hens start laying eggs, is this true?
Can I just keep the females?
And then i wondered if all rooster turn aggressive? The rooster was my son's chick and he is very fond of him. He does not seem aggressive yet but also does not have a spur yet. Do they all get spurs? I have told them not to pet him and i make sure he moves away when i come and establish dominance over the flock. Is this enough.
Sorry for all the questions, just trying to do the best for the chickens and children who love them
They are about 17 weeks old and of the 6 2 are roosters.
Can I keep 2 roosters or will they fight? One is much bigger, the smaller one also has, what I think were broken toes. He and 2 others were an addition when they were not coping as wild chickens on a friends farm. The children all got them on the same day so her 3 have just joined our 3 and I have no idea what happened to his toes but they are all bent to the side. He can walk and manages fine, he is just a bit smaller.
My bigger rooster has started crowing, well lets call it squawking really, in the mornings. I know they do this but we are in the suburbs and I am not sure if the neighbors are going to start complaining.
Is there anything that you can do to stop it or does he have to go?
I also heard that you need a rooster until the hens start laying eggs, is this true?
Can I just keep the females?
And then i wondered if all rooster turn aggressive? The rooster was my son's chick and he is very fond of him. He does not seem aggressive yet but also does not have a spur yet. Do they all get spurs? I have told them not to pet him and i make sure he moves away when i come and establish dominance over the flock. Is this enough.
Sorry for all the questions, just trying to do the best for the chickens and children who love them