Very new to having chickens. I bought 12 chickens

[Chicken Confused]

So confused as to what is right to do I have 5 hens & 5 roos. 1 roo in with hens. Wanting to ask ? on things to do to make things great for them

 

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[Northwest_Wannabe]

I would first probably re-home or cull the other roosters. For that amount of hens, having more than one boy is asking for trouble.

You say you're new, do you have a coop and a run set up? How old are the chickens? (Laying adults, young adults, chicks?)

Do you live in the city? Rural? Do you have access to chicken feed (walmart even carries some if you don't have a feedstore nearby or one open right now)

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC We are so happy you have joined us.

 

[janiedoe]

Hi. Welcome to BYC!
How old are your chickens? The males may or may not start to fight as they get older. If they are seperate from the hens, they may just be fine hanging out with each other. Be prepared just in case. In the meantime, you may want to consider other options such as offering them up on craigslist.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Chicken Confused]

I would first probably re-home or cull the other roosters. For that amount of hens, having more than one boy is asking for trouble.

You say you're new, do you have a coop and a run set up? How old are the chickens? (Laying adults, young adults, chicks?)

Do you live in the city? Rural? Do you have access to chicken feed (walmart even carries some if you don't have a feedstore nearby or one open right now)

Yes I have a run and only 1 roo in with my hens. Yes I have a complete set up and am adding on to it soon. I have 5 more hens coming. I get between 4-5 eggs a day right now they have been laying for about 2-3 weeks. They are about around 6-8 months.

 

[CluckerFamily]

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[Chicken Confused]

Hi. Welcome to BYC!
How old are your chickens? The males may or may not start to fight as they get older. If they are seperate from the hens, they may just be fine hanging out with each other. Be prepared just in case. In the meantime, you may want to consider other options such as offering them up on craigslist.

thanks
6-8 months to the best of my knowledge. For the most part they are good but once in a while they do attack each other, but I usually just get them apart and they are good. I have tried to rehome 3 of them but all parties back out when they ask What Breed and I say no Idea.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I would rehome 4 of the cockerels.