Two roosters?

[Sydnee Fisher]

The sad realization that my white crested black Polish exotic chick that came in free in the mail from the hatchery is a rooster and I already have a Wyandotte rooster I was wondering if that was you would fight a lot if they were put together or if I have to have two different coops or if I have to get rid of one

 

[MissNutmeg]

Hmmm could you get pictures of them?

The sad realization that my white crested black Polish exotic chick that came in free in the mail from the hatchery is a rooster and I already have a Wyandotte rooster I was wondering if that was you would fight a lot if they were put together or if I have to have two different coops or if I have to get rid of one

 

[sirrobyn0]

It depends on the size of your flock and the personalities of the roosters. If you have just a few hens and a small enclosure, the likely hood of them fighting is definitely more likely. On the other hand if you have larger encloser, and a few more hens I'd give them a chance to get along. I currently have 8 hens and 2 roosters and they are fine around each other. It's clear one is above the other. They will develop a pecking order just like any other chickens. The older current rooster you have will want to maintain his position as flock leader. If the younger rooster falls in behind the older one it'll be just fine. On the other hand if the older rooster is say old enough to be past his prime, it's possible the younger one might eventually challenge it. That's when you have an issue is if the younger one challenges the older ones position as flock leader.

I have let my hens go broody and hatch a few times with that comes a mix. At one point I had 1 old rooster, 2 middle age rooster, and 2 more young roosters. Eventually there started to be issues between the 2 middles and the 2 youngest. The oldest one was an attack rooster and would defend his flock anything, so no one would challenge him, plus we let them free range during the day so I wanted him to continue to be around. Eventually we put the two middle roosters in the freezer and harmony was restored.

The moral of the story is that multiple roosters can definitely get along, but not always and my story of 5 roosters is no doubt extreme and not typical but it proves they can get along together. If it was me I'd probably keep them both at least for now. It can be difficult at best to rehome a rooster so I'd be inclined to just see how it goes. And then make a decision on which one to keep if they start having issues getting along.

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

I have 17 chicken two of which are my roosters my polish one is only about 4 weeks old right now and my Wyandotte rooster is not mean to me but is a bully the my red sex links

Wyandotte Rooster:

Polish Rooster:

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

Hmmm could you get pictures of them?

I did!

 

[sirrobyn0]

I love the hair style on the polish! If you want to try to introduce them do it when the polish is still physically smaller than the Wyandotte. Can they see each other now? If not you could always set the Polish in a smaller cage inside the big one so they can see each other for a few days, but honestly if they were mine I'd put just put the polish in there and see what happens. It helps that you have other birds the same age as he is. My bet is that they will get along ok, but you won't really know until try. And I hope some other folks will chime in and either agree with me or point out something I've missed.

 

[Thunder Thighs]

We have 4 young roosters running together at the moment (they all hatched together early Feb. we thought they'd be a problem. But they seem to have worked it out! A couple of weeks ago two moved themselves in with the older hens and the other two stayed with the younger hens. They all free range through out the day and I lock them in the coop overnight for safety (we have lots of foxes in our area). We don't plan to keep any of them but thought we would have needed to rehome them well before now. I would just keep an eye on them. You'll know if it works! If it doesn't seem to be working look at rehoming.

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

Well I will probably keep mushroom (polish rooster) anyway since I have a second coop that's a little smaller

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

I love the hair style on the polish! If you want to try to introduce them do it when the polish is still physically smaller than the Wyandotte. Can they see each other now? If not you could always set the Polish in a smaller cage inside the big one so they can see each other for a few days, but honestly if they were mine I'd put just put the polish in there and see what happens. It helps that you have other birds the same age as he is. My bet is that they will get along ok, but you won't really know until try. And I hope some other folks will chime in and either agree with me or point out something I've missed.

They are able to see each other but what age do you usually introduce them?

 

[sirrobyn0]

That is a good question. I don't usually go so much by age as what I see. Once the younger ones are old enough that they no longer need a light at night, and they are roosting on their own I'd introduce them anytime after that. You want the polish to be smaller, and not yet sexually mature, so he doesn't jump right in and think he can take over the flock, that would be likely to create trouble. When young enough he should take a lower position in the flock than the current rooster, he'll get use to it and with any luck the hierarchy will stay like that for years to come.

If your still concerned pick a day or a weekend that your going to be around the house and introduce them then. Stay nearby at first with your chicken catching net (I use a long handled fishing net) and if there is an issue right off you can swoop in and carefully remove him. My opinion still is that it will be just fine though, it never hurts to be a little more cautious especially since this will be your first rooster to rooster introduction.