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It is preferred to have one rooster for every 5 to 6 hens

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How many roosters should you have in a flock?

If you have more than one rooster in a flock of hens, you will have cockfights. Sometimes, they will fight until one or both of them die. You only need one rooster to fertilize all the eggs anyway. Most people have the extra roosters for Sunday dinner - and not as a guest, if you understand.


Do hens cock a doodle do like roosters?

Not usually, but they can make sounds very similar sometimes. When there is no rooster with a flock it is possible for the dominant hen to make a call somewhat like a rooster. It is always less forceful, more hesitant and of less duration than an actual rooster.


If there is more than one rooster at what age should they be separated?

Young roosters don't really need to be separated from the flock, unless they are fighting & causing damage to each other (which they can & will do).


Should you keep your rooster in a different pen than the chickens?

There is no reason why you should unless the rooster is overly aggressive toward the hens. Roosters protect the flock and of course mate with the hens so unless you have an objection to fertilized eggs, then allow the rooster to be with his flock. Roosters are sociable creatures and should be allowed to mingle with the other birds.


What is a rooster chicken?

Roosters are generally cheaper than hens however prices vary greatly by breed, location, and whether the bird is an exhibition/show bird. In the Texas area, culls can sell for $5 while show birds can sell for several hundred, if not thousands.


What term is used to refer to a group of sheep?

Lambs


Does rooster spurs need cut more than once?

Trimming or cutting the rooster's spurs are done for several reasons. The most important reason is that then hens are being injured when he mounts. It does not hurt the rooster -- it's like removing tough skin from your outer toe. The tough part doesn't feel anything. There's only the pressure of moving it around on the softer skin.You can trim two ways:Cut the spur off with plant trimmers or a small saw.Twist the spur and it will pop off leaving a smaller core spur.How often this needs to be done depends on how fast your rooster's spurs grow, and how long you keep the rooster in your flock.


Is there an health issue when you have hens running with a cockerel?

No. Having a rooster in with the hens is a natural situation and has no other health concerns than having one extra chicken in the flock.


How many chickens in a flock?

More than two and less than a hundred quadrillion. Seriously... a flock is a flock. There is no prescribed number. It's like asking how many things there are in a bunch.


Is 4 roosters too many for 6 hens?

Better to say 4 roosters is too many for 4 roosters. The 6 hens can wait a bit and soon there will be one rooster a-go-go, one in the hereafter, one running away, and one squating on the ground. The hens could deal with 6 roosters, but the big boy a go-go won't stand for more than him with his flock. actually 1 rooster needs 5 hens to be satisfied other wise roosters will fight One rooster will service (fertilize the eggs of) up to 6 hens. If you have more than 6 hens, you will need another rooster. 4 roosters on 6 hens is not good. The roosters will fight and the hens will be exhausted running from all the roosters.


Chicken will cluck as to rooster will what?

A chicken will cluck and a rooster will crow. The sound made by a rooster is often louder and more distinct than the sound made by a chicken.


Is a hen noiser than rooster?

Hens "talk" a lot more than roosters, but are not particularly loud. The rooster "crows" once in a while and can be quite loud.