To many roosters, bachelor pen.

[aart]

oh, I got them on Amazon, just type 'hanging flower pots', they have tons of options.

You wouldn't google it for me?!?

https://www.amazon.com/Ogima-Piece-Hanging-Flower-Multicolor/dp/B01BWO558O

 

[Lidiapac730]

You wouldn't google it for me?!?

https://www.amazon.com/Ogima-Piece-Hanging-Flower-Multicolor/dp/B01BWO558O

LOL. yes, that's it!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Thank you so much for all the info, I feel better now about my rooster flock, because for a moment there I was in tears... I will take all the suggestions and try to make it work. I am just looking at them all and they are getting along so nicely now, all hanging out together, sunbathing... creating one giant chicken pancake... lol It's hard to think they might turn on one another... I have another question, I have a couple of seramas, she just hatched 3 eggs a month ago, when she went broody I have her fake eggs, but I guess she had some of hers too... The chicks are now 4 weeks, Can you tell boys from girls?
Chick #1
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close up of chicks # 2 and 3View attachment 1554744

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None of them look like cockerels to me, but it's too young to be certain.
Also, since your hen doesn't have a single comb, she isn't a pure serama. I'm guessing she's either a rosecomb bantam or a rosecomb mix.

Thank you so much, and yes, I am sure I will have some questions along the way. Actually I have one, is there ANY way that we can leave the roos with hens if we double the size of the run? Or 50/50 ratio never works?

That really depends on the roosters. I've had bantams do fine in groups with half as many roos as hens, but it was mostly because the top rooster was very easy-going. The hens did get some feathers pulled out on their necks, though.
I do think it's possible to have a lot of roosters with your hens (as long as they're bantams), but only if the roosters have the right personality to get along with all the others and not over-mate the hens.

 

[jonezjollyfarm]

I have a roo cave myself. Definitely made things so much more peaceful. I have 3 adult roosters in with my flock of 31 hens and was hatched 3 more this spring. I just built my little dudes a nice spacious coop and put up a ghetto chicken wire fence so they couldn't chase the hens or fight with the big boys when they were out. The first week was rough. Ended up have to clip their flight feathers to keep them in but every day gets easier. They even had a secret snuggle in the coop the other night. They were barred in they hay snuggling

 

[Lidiapac730]

None of them look like cockerels to me, but it's too young to be certain.
Also, since your hen doesn't have a single comb, she isn't a pure serama. I'm guessing she's either a rosecomb bantam or a rosecomb mix.

That really depends on the roosters. I've had bantams do fine in groups with half as many roos as hens, but it was mostly because the top rooster was very easy-going. The hens did get some feathers pulled out on their necks, though.
I do think it's possible to have a lot of roosters with your hens (as long as they're bantams), but only if the roosters have the right personality to get along with all the others and not over-mate the hens.

Yes, I know my serama hen is a mix, I see rosecomb bantam and sebright in her with her whitish earlobes. I keep checking my baby chicks but none of them really changed since last week, They are 5 weeks today. I just hope that not all 3 are roosters... Are seramas slow maturing chicken? I think with the bantam flock I knew for the most part which ones were roosters.
I think I will build separate run and coop for roosters instead of just hope for the best, just so I am prepared. Thank you for all your help. For extra feeders I got these colorful, small buckets and the battle at feeding time is no more.

 

[Lidiapac730]

I have a roo cave myself. Definitely made things so much more peaceful. I have 3 adult roosters in with my flock of 31 hens and was hatched 3 more this spring. I just built my little dudes a nice spacious coop and put up a ghetto chicken wire fence so they couldn't chase the hens or fight with the big boys when they were out. The first week was rough. Ended up have to clip their flight feathers to keep them in but every day gets easier. They even had a secret snuggle in the coop the other night. They were barred in they hay snuggling

When you separated them, do you think they miss each other? Would they miss the hens?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Yes, I know my serama hen is a mix, I see rosecomb bantam and sebright in her with her whitish earlobes. I keep checking my baby chicks but none of them really changed since last week, They are 5 weeks today. I just hope that not all 3 are roosters... Are seramas slow maturing chicken? I think with the bantam flock I knew for the most part which ones were roosters.
I think I will build separate run and coop for roosters instead of just hope for the best, just so I am prepared. Thank you for all your help. For extra feeders I got these colorful, small buckets and the battle at feeding time is no more.

The seramas I had matured very fast, I could tell which one was a rooster at 5 weeks. But, since they're mixed with rosecomb, it will probably take longer than that.

 

[jonezjollyfarm]

Yes they miss the big coop. The two roos were hatched by different hens and then one hatched with a pullet or his little sissy. And those 2 were thick and thieves and she goes to the fence to visit him regularly. As crazy as it might sound I crawled into the coop with them after a particularly rough day and broke it down for them. I was all look guys we can live in here until I find you new homes with ladies of your own or you'll have to go live with the racoons because you cant behave in the big coop. And they were super chill after that.... maybe my pep talk helped maybe it was just a freak thing.

 

[Lidiapac730]

Yes they miss the big coop. The two roos were hatched by different hens and then one hatched with a pullet or his little sissy. And those 2 were thick and thieves and she goes to the fence to visit him regularly. As crazy as it might sound I crawled into the coop with them after a particularly rough day and broke it down for them. I was all look guys we can live in here until I find you new homes with ladies of your own or you'll have to go live with the racoons because you cant behave in the big coop. And they were super chill after that.... maybe my pep talk helped maybe it was just a freak thing.

I think animals understand more that we give them credit for. They might have not understood the words you were saying but I think they knew what you were trying to say... if that make sense.

 

[jonezjollyfarm]

Oh I think they understand just fine. If you say the word coon in the big coop while their on the roost they all make this crazy noise. They know.... or maybe I'm a little doolittle lol