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[First girl]

Egg production has gone down by half. It's not molt, daylight, diet, preditors or weather. I did add roosters. I bought 1 but was sent 2. So I have 2 roosters and 16 hens. I have 4 hens with no feathers left on their backside like they are the only ones the boys are interested in. Clise to eating one of them. Which is another question, should I remove the dominant one or the submissive boy?

 

[HappyClucker7]

Your egg production has probably gone down because your girls are stressed.
I would keep whichever boy is nicest to you and to the girls.

 

[SilverBirds]

The stress of adding new roos and being over mated has lowered your egg production. The favorite girls may need to be separated for a while from the roos.

I'd keep the one that is nicest to you and the girls.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Hello there! the lack of eggs is most likely from stress.
the hens that have no back feathers is most likely because they are the rooster favorite. you could get or make them saddles until the feathers grow back. I would keep the rooster that is nicest to you and your hens. best wishes!

 

[Kiki]

How long ago did you add the roosters? Did you deworm them?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Keep the boy the girls prefer.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC.
Are these roosters (over a year old) or cockerels?
I'd pen the two together, get to know them, and then try each of them, one at a time, with the hens. Then, you can decide whether to keep one, none, or both, based on how they behave.
Good luck!

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. I would keep the rooster that is best to the hens.

 

[Dr Evy]

Welcome to BYC. We’re so glad you joined!

 

[Isadora]

Your egg production has probably gone down because your girls are stressed.
I would keep whichever boy is nicest to you and to the girls.

Agree!


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