Very new to chickens

[Goatlover223]

HELLO! So I am very new to chickens I just bought a 2 roosters

and two hens this morning and I’m only experienced in horses, goats, cows and other livestock animals. So what can I do to make sure the chickens stay alive for a while or till they die

 

[Artichoke Lover]

You need to separate the roosters and hens NOW you really should have a minimum 7-1 ratio of hens to roosters. If you leave them together the roosters will fight and likely injure each other and the hens will have severe overbreeding problems.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

They will need to have clean food and water available from as soon as they get down from the roost until they get up on it at night. Do you have a secure coop already?

 

[Goatlover223]

They will need to have clean food and water available from as soon as they get down from the roost until they get up on it at night. Do you have a secure coop already?

Yeah I have been preparing for them for a couple months I separated one hen and one rooster so that the rooster could have his own girl

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Yeah I have been preparing for them for a couple months I separated one hen and one rooster so that the rooster could have his own girl

Please separate them with the 2 roosters together and the 2 hens together away from each other. A 1 to 1 ratio is way to low. You will still have severe overbreeding problems. Feathers torn off necks and backs. And even torn skin and combs. I wouldn’t keep any less than 7 hens with a single rooster. I’ve had a had 6 hens with a rooster and still had major problems and have had to separate them temporarily.

 

[BleuSaphir]

I would get more hens. But pair is okay just give them plenty of space for the hen to break away.

 

[Goatlover223]

Please separate them with the 2 roosters together and the 2 hens together away from each other. A 1 to 1 ratio is way to low. You will still have severe overbreeding problems. Feathers torn off necks and backs. And even torn skin and combs. I wouldn’t keep any less than 7 hens with a single rooster. I’ve had a had 6 hens with a rooster and still had major problems and have had to separate them temporarily.

Ok just did sorry about that

 

[Goatlover223]

I would get more hens. But pair is okay just give them plenty of space for the hen to break away.

Ok so I’m looking on sites I’m buying a lot of hens rn.

 

[Goatlover223]

I would get more hens. But pair is okay just give them plenty of space for the hen to break away.

While I’m shopping for animals though I am gonna need to buy me some heifers as well but I know how to do that because I’m more experienced with cows.

 

[Goatlover223]

Here’s the hens I just bought do I need more?