Which rooster do I keep?

[Steve Cady]

I have two rooster, 9 hens. Do I get rid of one rooster... and if so, which one? One rooster is dominant and is picking on the other one and to some degree the other hens. However, the less dominant rooster is likely to attack people (kids for sure, not adults so quickly, not me unless I move to quickly in the direction of the rooster) yet not the other hens. Which would you pick?

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

I have two rooster, 9 hens. Do I get rid of one rooster... and if so, which one? One rooster is dominant and is picking on the other one and to some degree the other hens. However, the less dominant rooster is likely to attack people (kids for sure, not adults so quickly, not me unless I move to quickly in the direction of the rooster) yet not the other hens. Which would you pick?

how bad is the first rooster hurting the hens?

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

how bad is the first rooster hurting the hens?

Have you seen the second rooster attack people before?

 

[Sc_chickengirl]

I'd get rid of them both and get a nicer rooster lol.

 

[Steve Cady]

how bad is the first rooster hurting the hens?

Not bad, they look good overall. He chases them around a bit and seems to be getting better. He does squak a lot and seems more high strung than the less dominant one.

 

[Steve Cady]

I'd get rid of them both and get a nicer rooster lol.

LOL I do like them in general. I am just thinking about how they treat each other. The dominant one is really dominating the submission rooster to the point that it is staying further and further away in the coop, which is hard to do.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

All young roosters are horrible with hens, it will probably outgrow it. I'd choose the dominate one.

 

[Steve Cady]

Have you seen the second rooster attack people before?

No, the dominant one has never attacked a person and generally keeps a bit of distance from people.

 

[Steve Cady]

Do I let this play out and see if they can live together? Or, do I select one? They had one bad fight in which the younger (now dominant rooster) one beat the older rooster and took over.

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

Do I let this play out and see if they can live together? Or, do I select one? They had one bad fight in which the younger (now dominant rooster) one beat the older rooster and took over.

Maybe wait a month or so, the dominant one may start chasing hens, or, even better, both of the roos might get along