Short background - I have 21 pullets, ended up with 3 cockerels, a BR and 2 BAs (which I didn't want). I decided to keep one of the BA boys. The other two are (possibly) being sent to live with Auntie to help service her large flock. I don't particularly want chicks for the time being, so I have no need of a roo for that. I have no way to seperate the roos, and I've been afraid they would fight too much (they'd already started until I set up a temporary way to seperate them, but it simply can't be permanent.) The BR is much larger and more mature than the BAs, so the BAs were getting the worst of it.
My questions:
I read that one roo can service about 10 hens...is this accurate? What if he has more than that? Will he mount himself to death?
- So far, the one cockerel still with the girls is doing fine. But some of the girls hang with him, and some don't.
If I keep 2 roos, does it matter which 2? If I kept two, I'd kind of want one of each, but with the BR being bigger will he just bully (or kill) the BA? Will they calm down once past the adolescent aggression?
Thanks for any insight!
My questions:
I read that one roo can service about 10 hens...is this accurate? What if he has more than that? Will he mount himself to death?
- So far, the one cockerel still with the girls is doing fine. But some of the girls hang with him, and some don't.
If I keep 2 roos, does it matter which 2? If I kept two, I'd kind of want one of each, but with the BR being bigger will he just bully (or kill) the BA? Will they calm down once past the adolescent aggression?
Thanks for any insight!