how many hens are needed for 2 roosters. I will have to see if my feed store has that. never noticed it there before. thanks
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how many hens are needed for 2 roosters. I will have to see if my feed store has that. never noticed it there before. thanks
I didn't plan on having two. Didn't plan on any actually. The first one I got with his sister. Only had the two so couldn't separate them. In January we incubated 8 eggs and only got the one boy. Chicken math tells me I have to keep our only incubator success! I have no problem adding hens to keep these two. They are great roos and we love them!
Depending on how much space and the numbers of hens you have, you might be able to keep both....only time and testing will tell for sure. Number of hens can help but sometimes territoriality/dominance just deifies all odds and one just might not want to share anything.I didn't plan on having two. Didn't plan on any actually. The first one I got with his sister. Only had the two so couldn't separate them. In January we incubated 8 eggs and only got the one boy. Chicken math tells me I have to keep our only incubator success! I have no problem adding hens to keep these two. They are great roos and we love them!
I have two coops. I have a divider in their right now. Worst comes to worst, they go back to separation! Lol
Great advice here....now question...I have six 12 week olds and received five 8 week olds 3 days ago....I have them in runs with only screen wire between them. How long should I wait....should I wait for all to be about the same size? Wish I could free range but neighbor dogs/cats and hawks....but I do move the runs daily so they get fresh greens.
Also saw mention of feed for roos being different - how can I feed different food when they all live together? and, will younger birds eat the oyster shell before they should?