Roosters like one hen too much

[coquus71]

I have a hen that will not leave the coop when I let the chickens loose to forage. Do I separate her or star cull my roosters

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us! Is she injured from the roosters?

 

[coquus71]

She is becoming really lethargic, I'm going to buy a 6 chicken hutch

 

[enola]

Do you have her separated from the toosters) how long has she been hiding in the hutch? Is she eating or drinking? What does her poop look like?

 

[junebuggena]

How many roosters do you have? How big is the coop/run? How many other hens do you have? What are their breeds?

 

[coquus71]

I will have her separated soon, everything else looks normal, eating and drinking when alone

 

[coquus71]

4 roosters got only 10 hens at breeding age, others won't be ready for a couple months, got 40 chickens all together, may have more rooster when 3 month olds get bigger, don't know how to tell now. My coup is a 30by10 foot run with a 10 by 10 coup. Just bought smaller coup to separate hens

 

[pfields]

I feel sorry for your hens, not much of a life. Can you separate the roosters from them?

 

[junebuggena]

You definitely have too many boys. One rooster is plenty for 10 hens.

 

[trailrider330]

Welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!

Besides getting rid of some roosters, you may want to either thin your flock more or increase your coop size. The recommended coop space for chickens is 4 square feet per bird and run space is 10 square feet per bird. With a 10x10 coop and 30x10 run, you should really have no more than 25 birds. Anymore than that and problems are likely to arise sooner or later.