Roosters attacking hens

Huh.
My Skippy only does it to the standard hens. I wouldn't think he's overly agressive.. Does great with chicks and with people. Skippy is dominant with his rag-tag flock of youngins, good thing mama is in the enclosure. She would pummel both Skippy and the chicks (chicks unintentionally).
 
Three roosters are too many... two is too many in my opinion. If a roo sees another mate a hen he will try to kick him off and mate her also. If you have too many roos it can turn into gang rape. Also, young rooster are jerks and they have no manners. They have no idea how to woo a hen so they tend to be too rough. Several young roos can kill a hen.

If your roos are attacking some of your hens but not others my guess is they are the ones who are old enough to lay or getting near old enough.
 
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