Rosters & introducing new hens

[bhaberlie]

Okay so I got 8 chickens that I raised from the time they were 3 days old. Unfortunately I only ended up with 3 hens and 5 Roosters. My 3 hens were killed before I figured out how they we’re getting in. I have recently bought 5 more hens of different varieties from a chicken swap last weekend. I went to introduce them to my Roosters and they immediately started attacking them. I have separated them and put my Roosters in a separate area in the mean time. Is this normal or are my Roosters being a bunch of bullies. I would get rid of the Roosters but my wife considers them her pets since she helped raised them from the time they were young. Any advice would be appreciated thanks.

 

[sourland]

Realistically 5 roosters and 5 hens in the same flock is never going to work. One rooster and five hens might work, but that is questionable. I'd keep the two flocks separate.