Want to keep several Roosters together

StewyJewy

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Aug 20, 2019
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I have several Beautiful Roosters my Orphington hens hatched over the past 2 years. The Roosters always wind up fighting and I have to get rid of them and find homes. I like the roosters much better than hens as they are all free range and so pretty.
My Question is,If I get rid of all hens would the roosters still fight? I have like 25 hens and 10 want to keep roosters.
 
If you separate the roosters and hens, the roosters won't fight.

Roosters tend to fight over hens and dominance over a flock of hens. There is always a top rooster that gets all the hens and the others have to be submissive to him.

You may still get a couple squabbles, but it won't be as bad if hens were in the picture.
 
I thought I was the only one that enjoyed my roosters more than the hens. I have silkies so my roosters are so sweet, where the girls are stand offish. I plan to divide My coop to put the boys in their own space where they can’t see the girls. They really don’t fight but I think it will be better for the girls. Since I want to start breeding this will allow me to keep more boys and chose who breeds and document paternity when I want to hatch eggs.
 

  • I've kept chickens for many years. We are a no kill farm. Our roosters do great together if they are raised together. We have five coops and each has at least two roosters as well as a group that free ranges that has three roosters. We've only had problems once with two brothers but now they coexist peacefully in a bachelor pen . We would never be without roosters. They herd their girls into coops when danger is present and will fight to the death if there is an immediate threat. I can't tell you the number of times that their crowing has warned us that something was up in the barnyard. We love Hagrid, George, Ringo, Dweezle, Dweezle II, Dweezle III, Chanticler and Pigwidgeon. We remember with sadness Flash, Warrior and Monsieur who gave their lives for their girls..
 
I've been keeping a rooster flock for about three years now and it's a blast. It's true that they do better when raised together or introduced at when they are three months old or younger and it's always better to introduce in groups.

There's usually a pair that cannot get along and that's really where any flock drama stems from. But generally, it's pretty peaceful. Except for the crowing. So much crowing all of the time so be sure to check your local noise ordinances before committing to a rooster flock.
 

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