Small flock, one hen over bred and fleeing yard

Cornerlotva

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Feb 5, 2018
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Hello everyone. First time posting and first time chicken owner. I've acquired some hens and roosters from all different homes and have one hen who was rescued from another flock that is being over bred. So much so that she runs out of the coop and flies over the fence to hang out in the garage.
Not sure how old this particular hen is but she came to me already pretty battered. She is also very small compared to the other females. I have two roosters. One is about a year old and the other is 9 months old. I also have 4, 2 year old hens and 2, 9 month old hens. All hens lay except for the 9 month olds.
I'm OK letting her stay in the garage and carrying her back to the coop at night but not sure if I'm doing more harm than good.
Getting rid of her is not an option for me. She is so sweet and friendly.
Any suggestions or ideas? I appreciate it in advance.
 
If she has bald patches the other hens maybe also be pecking along with the roosters. If she does have bald spots, keep her fully separate from the rest of the flock until her feathers grow back


2 roosters for that many hens is a bad idea. You need to get rid of one.
x2 your hens won't cope with two roosters, either a rooster goes or you'll need to get way more hens
 
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I would also recommend getting rid of one or both roosters. If you were to keep one, I'd keep the older one. The younger one at 9 months is still immature and could be a bit more rough on the hens.
 
You could get more hens, if you don’t want to get rid of a rooster. They say you should have 10 hens per rooster, but that’s not necessarily the case all the time. I have four roosters with a little over 20 hens, and they do fine. It depends on the breed of rooster too, some breeds can be more aggressive than others towards the hens. I find more docile rooster breeds don’t need as many hens as the recommended amount is.

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I would also recommend getting rid of one or both roosters. If you were to keep one, I'd keep the older one. The younger one at 9 months is still immature and could be a bit more rough on the hens.

I have to agree with Bobbi-j, your current amount of hens is not enough for two roosters, and younger roosters are more rough with hens, just because they are trying to establish their dominance with them.
 
I found out a little bit ago that this is caused from over breeding. I can't separate mine though bc I just bought them this afternoon.
 

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