When life gives you roosters, get more roosters

[Aithon]

I got a silkie roo back in october thinking I'd just get some hens for him since my older roo is with my 5 hens,
so obviously I got 10 st run bantams (I definitely did not plan on "accidentally" getting roosters at all, that was never considered)
So far, my 3 11wk chicks all turned out to be roos and are slowly being integrated with Mr. Silkie (he absolutely loves them, but they're separated by a fence til they're a little older/bigger)
And at least 2/7 of the 4wk chicks are definitely roosters, but honestly I suspect only 2-3 of them are actually hens..
As a certified rooster lover, this pleases me greatly
All the baby roosters will be integrated into Mr. Silkie's bachelor flock, and any hens will be joining my older rooster
ofc I have pics to offer, the trio is named yakko, wakko, and dot //

I should mention one of the baby roos looks smaller/more hen-like compared to his brothers, but this is due to the fact that he didn't start properly developing until 3wks (he was still the size of a day old chick until then), and since then has continued to grow at half the rate of the others. Unsure exactly why this happened, but he's healthy, very active and definitely a roo

 

[Debbie292d]

So pretty!

That's awesome! We have a yard of roosters too, with anywhere from 6-8 free-ranging. They're pretty cool although on occasion we'll see a spat.

 

[Aithon]

So pretty!

That's awesome! We have a yard of roosters too, with anywhere from 6-8 free-ranging. They're pretty cool although on occasion we'll see a spat.

Yeah they're the best
I had a bachelor flock of 3 for about a year and it was great, only reason it failed was cause I lost one suddenly which disrupted the whole hierarchy
so I'm definitely excited to start one again!

 

[Aithon]

little update-
I just did the first real no barrier introduction between mr silkie and the rooster trio (a bit early, I know), and it honestly couldn't have gone any better. It was the nicest chicken introduction I've ever seen.
First one out was yakko, and mr silkie went up to him slowly and did the nicest little wing dance to greet him, while yakko was a bit nervous but otherwise fine.
After all 3 came out, he let them have their space and just kinda watched them explore. It was obvious he was super excited, but he was being so good trying not to scare them. He even let them explore his coop while he watched from outside.
Very surprised at how perfect it was, it was super wholesome to watch ;;

 

[berlyannpotter]

I love this. I had two roosters, and one got really aggressive. I had to rehome. I just introduced Bekaham to the 5 new chicks. He is doing amazing. I am very proud. I do has suspension that atleast one of my pullets is actually a roo.