Two rooster

Neezone75

In the Brooder
May 10, 2018
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Hi everyone! I just found out I have 2 roos, 1 is 3 months and 1 is 4 1/2 months old.. I love them both, I don't want to get rid of one. Also, one is a polish roo and other is a blue birchen maran.. any advice ?? Can two roos live together?
 
Two Roos CAN live together if you introduce them slowly and if you make them bond slowly. It depends on their personalities... I know someone who has 5 roosters. Of course this is not a healthy choice, but you can make it possible. Don’t expect instant friendship though... I suggest getting some pullets if you can. Good luck! :)
 
I'm going through the same thing but I have decided that as much as I enjoy them, one of the two must go.
I think a lot depends on how many pullets you have, how much space you have and the temperament of the two cockerels.
 
Two Roos CAN live together if you introduce them slowly and if you make them bond slowly. It depends on their personalities... I know someone who has 5 roosters. Of course this is not a healthy choice, but you can make it possible. Don’t expect instant friendship though... I suggest getting some pullets if you can. Good luck! :)
 
I have almost always had 2 or more roos at one time. If they grow up together, they will be fine. They will bicker a little to establish their pecking order, but they eventually work it out.
 
Thank you so much for messaging me! I do have 4 hens.. I have been introducing them slowly.. hopefully it works out!
Your best bet with just 4 hens (or pullets if they're under a year old) is to keep the cockerels (males under a year old) in a bachelor pen. Once those hormones hit and the boys reach sexual maturity, they'll harass your pullets endlessly. The girls won't get to eat, drink or dust bathe without one or both of those cockerels wanting to mate them. And in my experience, if you have more than one cockerel, they'll often gang breed a pullet-one will knock the other off and breed her himself. The pullets don't reach mating age at the same time as the cockerels, so it can also be traumatic for them that way.
 

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