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Well, we decided to give our 2 teenage roosters to a friend of ours, since he has the processing equipment. I'll isolate them in a dog kennel later on this week. There is too much over-mating going on. I feel bad for my poor hens.
I will keep our 2 older roosters, as we have 9 hens. Our Rhode Island Red roo, who is about 2 years old now, is very aggressive; he has a love / hate relationship with me. He's spurred me a few times, so I put him in his place when he does that. But he's a good roo, and he does a great job protecting the flock. He would totally challenge a hawk, if need arises. My other roo, who is a year old, looks like a giant Legbar. He's just a big love and he likes to be picked up, so he's a gentle boy. He's good at protecting the flock too. Gotta keep him. ~ I'm thinking about getting more chicks in the spring, probably from a hatchery, all females, hopefully. That will even out the roo to hen ratio here. I just can't deal with any more roosters.
I will keep our 2 older roosters, as we have 9 hens. Our Rhode Island Red roo, who is about 2 years old now, is very aggressive; he has a love / hate relationship with me. He's spurred me a few times, so I put him in his place when he does that. But he's a good roo, and he does a great job protecting the flock. He would totally challenge a hawk, if need arises. My other roo, who is a year old, looks like a giant Legbar. He's just a big love and he likes to be picked up, so he's a gentle boy. He's good at protecting the flock too. Gotta keep him. ~ I'm thinking about getting more chicks in the spring, probably from a hatchery, all females, hopefully. That will even out the roo to hen ratio here. I just can't deal with any more roosters. 
