BackAcre
Chirping
- Jun 10, 2018
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Out of my little flock of 7, 2 for sure MAYBE 3 are roosters. In my way of thinking, 3 roosters to 4 hens is just asking for trouble. I never intended to keep roosters anyhow, I really just wanted hens. However, my 2 roosters seem to get along totally fine at 4 months old, and the one that maybe-is-maybe-isn't a rooster just stays out of the way. The 2 roosters have actually already had a power shift between them where the first 'boss' rooster has stopped crowing and relinquished his boss title to the other fella who has grown to be the larger of the 2. I have homes that will take three roosters, but the 2 four month old ones were part of a family group with a single hen chick, and since they are all still getting along and finding their own order, am I headed for a fall by not sending them away before too long? And if I do send them to new flocks of their own, when is a good time to do it so they are successful at becoming the bosses and not the henpecked new youngster in the group? Any tips?