When will my chickens stop mating (in Montana)?

[sonew123]

we dont mean to pick on you hun-but your 21 week olds are not chicks anymore they are full grown chickens -well not full grown but old enough to mate and lay eggs for some breeds-sometimes questions that get asked come across so funny we can't help pick on or make fun of the question-even though I have a bizzillion posts I still get ripped on out of fun and love-and the depserate need of education on topics I dont understand...oh by the way they will never stop mating again until you either get rid of all roosters or seperate them away from females.

 

[mmaddie's mom]

Seriously...

You'll learn to enjoy this!

 

[Boo-Boo's Mama]

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[Squeaky's mom]

Hmmm, thanks for the wonderful responses! I'll be sure to let y'all know when/if we move.

 

[Squeaky's mom]

Seriously, though folks, I do appreciate all the responses! We're really thankful that our Turken only goes after the black star & red star--unfortunately neither appreciates his attention. The black star allows the Japanese bantam to continue trying to mate, but all she's gotten is missing feathers. And of course we're really protective of the youngest bantam hens. We raised them in the house and still hold several of them every evening.
I guess it makes the girls better at hanging onto whatever they're perching on.

 

[teach1rusl]

Now on a more serious note...if OVERmating is occurring (pullets and hens getting bare spots on their backs) you can 1)get chicken saddles or aprons for the girls 2) keep the roo penned separately, or 3) get rid of the rooster. I read MANY posts here on BYC about spring fever hitting in March and April w/roosters, so mating probably does die down a bit over cold months. Also, since your guy is young, he's going to be more hormonal and active. He most likely won't be quite so overzealous a year from now...

 

[mmaddie's mom]

Squeaky's mom :

Seriously, though folks, I do appreciate all the responses! We're really thankful that our Turken only goes after the black star & red star--unfortunately neither appreciates his attention. The black star allows the Japanese bantam to continue trying to mate, but all she's gotten is missing feathers. And of course we're really protective of the youngest bantam hens. We raised them in the house and still hold several of them every evening.
I guess it makes the girls better at hanging onto whatever they're perching on.

I went back to see if you mentioned you hen/rooster ratio... if I understand correctly, I'm thinking you might need some more hens... ratio should be 10/1, hen/roo.​