What is the minimum amount of hens per roosters so that the roosters won't fight each other?

[Angileen]

Good luck with your flock!
If the cockerels all get along, you probable have a good thing going between your girls and boys!

So far, they will all lay together in the sun, like a big old boys club. I do realize they are not fully mature and will have some more hormone changes and could possibly get more aggressive. My Lavender Orpington Cockerel I am not too worried about he is sooo laid back and lazy!

 

[WallyBirdie]

So far, they will all lay together in the sun, like a big old boys club. I do realize they are not fully mature and will have some more hormone changes and could possibly get more aggressive. My Lavender Orpington Cockerel I am not too worried about he is sooo laid back and lazy!

Hormones are a big thing but they can mellow out after a while. Your lazy.boy sounds like a gem!
If there is peace among them all, I wouldn't worry too much. I once have 7 birds together, two of them being roos, and there was never once a fight beyond the occasional dance and chest-fluff. They'd been hatched and raised together though.
Many factors go into what works and what doesn't.
10 to 1 is what a lot of people say. But I've also read 6 to 1 and 8 to 1 or even 15 to 1. But I think that's people with personal input.
All I know is that people flock differently. But it's a general rule to have more girls than boys.
Keep an eye on things and keep the peace. Do what works for you and your flock.

 

[Angileen]

Hormones are a big thing but they can mellow out after a while. Your lazy.boy sounds like a gem!
If there is peace among them all, I wouldn't worry too much. I once have 7 birds together, two of them being roos, and there was never once a fight beyond the occasional dance and chest-fluff. They'd been hatched and raised together though.
Many factors go into what works and what doesn't.
10 to 1 is what a lot of people say. But I've also read 6 to 1 and 8 to 1 or even 15 to 1. But I think that's people with personal input.
All I know is that people flock differently. But it's a general rule to have more girls than boys.
Keep an eye on things and keep the peace. Do what works for you and your flock.

My birds were all raised together also and they are all supposed to be gentle giants. Most of my breeds are on the large size with a few exceptions, the Easter Eggers and Dominique's. I have read the more docile the breed the fewer hens you can have. My Midnight Majesty Marans does come to investigate when I pick up the hens and sticks around for a while to make sure I am not hurting his girls, once he sees everything is ok he goes about his merry way. He looks like he is going to be a protector if needed but still Docile enough to be a great Rooster around people.

 

[FortCluck]

I have 2 brothers and 8 hens, they get along perfectly fine. One is more dominant and the other doesn't really care. I think it's because they grew up together so they just work together. I'm getting more pullets once I hatch eggs this month and I'm hoping to add 4 more so it'll be 6 per rooster.

 

[FortCluck]

My roosters are Black Jersey Giants. They are like the Great Dane of the chicken world. Very calm and mellow, they pretty much look very scary but are big teddy bears.

 

[Sire12]

Ok thanks for the replies, mine have alot of space and full run of it all day, but I'm thinking now that my coop may be too small if territory is more of an issue its 4x3ft and 3 ft high, would 2 roosters fight if they had to be this close to each other all night? Here's a pic of their free range area

 

[FortCluck]

Your coop is 12 SQ FT... They should have 4 SQ FT per chicken in the coop.

 

[EggWalrus]

Personally, I would build a bigger coop. Any more than a few will be cramped in there. Especially if they all stay in there on rainy days.
If I remember right, you need about a foot of linear roosting space per bird,but that's just while the sleep. Having a huge yard they can roam about so they don't get on each others nerves helps, but I'd still build a much bigger coop. Much bigger because you may wind up with a bunch more birds in the future. Chicken math.

 

[FortCluck]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/how-much-room-do-chickens-need.66180/

 

[Sire12]

Ah ok I will set about building one for them then