Two roosters together?

[irret13]

I have some 10 (ish) week old chicks I got at Tractor Supply. They were supposed to be pullets, but for sure I have at least one Golden Laced Wyandotte rooster - maybe two - still waiting to see on one of them. My for sure rooster has been crowing for about a month and becoming protective of the rest. He's still very friendly and a nice bird. The other one I'm hoping is a hen. The tail feathers look more like a hen but it has a red comb and small wattles. Nothing like the other GLW so fingers crossed. Now one of my bantam chicks is showing signs of being a roo. "Her" comb is turning red and I'm seeing wattles. Yesterday she started crowing.

Can I try leaving them together to see if they get along?

 

[sylviethecochin]

If you have enough hens for both of them, they'll get along fine. In my experience, if it's a bantam and a big rooster, they generally get along well enough (the pecking order doesn't take nearly as much sorting out when the big rooster can easily slap down the little one.)

I'd try it, but I'd be more worried about overmating of your hens than I would be about either of the roosters.

 

[keesmom]

How many are bantams? TSC doesn't get sexed bantams - they always come straight run.

 

[irret13]

Only two are bantams. The other one looks like a hen at this point. So 9 big chickens and 2 little ones lol.

 

[red horse ranch]

My golden laced Wyandotte is one of the best roosters I've ever had. He is 7 years old now. He keeps the other roosters in line but has never been mean about it. He may be too large for the bantam hens (depending on what breed they are) tho so keep an eye on them when he gets to breeding age. Large roosters can suffocate little hens when breeding. But my bantam Brama hen lasted 4 years with the large roosters.

 

[Folly's place]

It's a nice group, except more hens will be better for two roosters. They may all work out well together, or not. Things may be fine until spring, depending.
Make sure that your cockerels respect your space and aren't allowed to be too 'friendly' rather than respectful. Don't tolerate any aggression!
Having plenty of space, in and out of the coop, works best. Think about times when they are all locked in for a couple of weeks, over a predator issue or something, and allow space for that.
Mary

 

[pittmanbirds]

If they have enough hens and space they should be fine. I have 3 roos and everybody gets along fine. The brown leghorn is top guy, then my jersey giant and last but not least is my buff Orpington.