So I shouldnt keep 2 Roo's? ~ Please help

[mrsp523]

mmaddie's mom :

I always keep a back-up roo... usually a father & son duo or two brothers. If the younger roo is raised with the head roo from the time he is a baby (or two brothers together), he will know his place in the pecking order. Never separate him (younger roo) from the flock for any length of time because then he becomes just another adult roo trying to usurp the Roodom. I would keep him!

Only problem would be wearing out the hens... depends on if the head roo lets him even try.

I was going to keep him with his new flock in the 2nd coop, but will slowly allow them to free range together. They wont be in same coop until the Fall. Is that ok?

Chickenmania, I do hope they work together. This is my biggest worry out of all of this. That my older ones are going to be ticked off at us, and the new ones are going to run around scared out of their feathers!! Cant wait to get them in the coop. My other worry is I have to hatches almost 4 weeks apart.

and I'm hoping they all be nice to each other. Ive been temted to put one of the older calmer ones in with the week olds. But I'm not going to...few more weeks before that is even tried.....I think.​

 

[mmaddie's mom]

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I was going to keep him with his new flock in the 2nd coop, but will slowly allow them to free range together. They wont be in same coop until the Fall. Is that ok?

Not sure? They will definately have to decide between them who is the head roo when they are out together... With plenty of space and a fast under-roo, it might work? No exact science here, just what I have observed. Good luck!

 

[gocrow77]

if he is raised around dad and in the same flock I doubt it will become a problem. I found that when I raised chicks with the rooster sometimes he even let a young roo "have" a couple of the girls that were from the same hatch or at least around the same age. As long as he doesn't try to "take on the old man" I doubt there will be an issue. Often 2 or more roosters will manage a flock of girls together will little trouble as long as a) the roosters were raised together or b) the young roo(s) grew up under the watchful eye of the main rooster. My roo feeds the chicks and helps care for them

have not had a problem yet when they grow up - because they already know he's boss, lol.

 

[gryeyes]

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I have SEVERAL roosters, and the only problem is the poor girls trying to have a little peaceful time to themselves.

There was one brouhaha when a young cockerel - already as big as the flock's dominant rooster - decided to challenge said Flock Master. There was a whole lotta squawking, posturing, jumping at each other with feet out in that "gonna kill you" mode, major hackle raising, and some feathers flew. But the youngster backed down and since avoids the Boss. All Carl has to do is barely lift his neck feathers and the other boys get out of his way. But those are only the youngest batch o' roos; there are other mature roosters who get to hang out with Carl because they know their places.

And they do work together. The younger bunch still needs to mature.