Young roosters

[Naturegirl155]

I hope things work out for your roosters. I had 2 roosters with 4 hens for about six months (they all hatched and were raised together) before the second rooster really started trying to establish his dominance.

Early on when the second cockerel crowed, I spent a lot of time on BYC researching "Two Roosters" threads. I hoped for the best but also prepared a back-up plan if and when harmonious coexistence ceased.

The first rooster is a Silkie/Buff Orpington mix and the second rooster was a Silkie/Aracauna mix. The first roo always had dominance over the hens while roo #2 seemed content to hang back. There was occasional sparring that never resulted in more than ruffled feathers.

When the "sparring" escalated to war with bloody combs, defeathered faces, and stressed hens, I knew the second rooster sadly had to go.

You know your birds and you can trust your judgement to know if and when to separate them for good. Unfortunately the best answer to "Can I have two roosters?" always seems to be "It depends".

 

[gimmie birdies]

One rooster is more dom. but they are LO so not real aggressive. The under rooster likes to sleep by himself at night. I don't know if it is because of the other rooster, or the girl turkey in our coop. but the under roo started to crow and I made a crow collar for him. and after I put it on him, I realized I put the collar on the other rooster, so I had to make a new one. they both have collars. Hens eggs have been coming up fertile.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

What does LO stand for?

 

[gimmie birdies]

My 2 roosters being LO roosters never fought each other, not even the head bobbing challenge. There used to be older roosters that were the doms but I rehomed them. these 2 didn't ever act like "hey we are the head dudes now." Although I think they know now they are starting to crow.

 

[gimmie birdies]

Lavender Orpingtons

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Lavender Orpingtons

Thank you

 

[gimmie birdies]

I just popped 5 eggs for breakfast 4 were not fertile, and one maybe. on the plus side, 2 newbie layers.

 

[OreoRooster]

Both of my baby chicks (7 weeks old now) are roosters.they have been together their whole lives. I was wondering if roosters that are raised together will fight eachother when they are older

In my experience they will fight, but never to the death or anything that dramatic, they will only fight to establish a peeking order (pun not intended) do not worry if they fight, but if they hurt one another it's best to seperate them for a while

 

[gimmie birdies]

If they are raised together less chance of really bad fighting, and also if they are a gentle breed, my lavender orpingtons have never even play fought. Another lady I know who raises chickens had 5 roosters who didn't fight all together with no hens in that pen.

 

[Phaedra Winters]

can you tell what breed the brown one is?

my rhode island red rooster looked like that as a baby but could be an isa brown