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What number of hens should a rooster be with?
A good ratio is 1 rooster for every 15 hens. Many farms keep more hens than that and only one rooster, but that keeps him very busy.
How many hens do you need for two roosters?
usually the ratio of hens to rooster is about 15 hens for every rooster. If you keep them separated an extra rooster is not a problem but in a flock of 24 hens,you will have some squabbling between the dominant rooster and the #2 .
How do you get your rooster to mate with your hens?
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Do you need a rooster for hens to lay?
No. Chickens will lay perfectly good eggs without a rooster. In fact, many people prefer not to keep a rooster, because they don't want to find a fertilized egg that was a little too far along.
How do you make a rooster quiet?
the only way to keep him quiet is to fry him up lol
Do you a have a rooster to have laying hens?
no. they will lay without a rooster
What do they use the Rhode Island rooster for?
To keep the Hens company until its time for Chicken and Noodles.
Is it ok to have hens without roosters?
4 hens per rooster is a better ratio. Roosters often "rough up" the hens when they breed, so having more hens will prevent any one hen from being picked on too much. I know lots of people who feel like 8 hens per rooster is about the maximum the average rooster can handle.
Can you keep a Buff Laced Polish Rooster with different breed hens or will it mate with them?
He willmate with them, unless they are ginormous and he can get on them.
Does the chicken fertlize her eggs?
No. Hens need a rooster to supply the sperm sac. One mating is enough to keep the hen fertile for about 8 to 10 days but needs renewal after that time. The hens egg is fertilized at the beginning of ovulation from sperm stored in the hens infundibulum after mating with a rooster.
You have 3 hens and 3 roasters that roam free 1 of the hens has several balled spots from excessive mating is there anyway to control this?
Its simple. Get rid of two of the roosters. Your hen to rooster ratio is horrible - you shouldn't have a rooster for every hen. A good rooster to hen ratio would be 8 hens for every 1 rooster; give or take depending on the breed/temperment. And it is important to keep a good ratio; if you continue like this they will eventually kill or mame the hens.
Does a rooster do better with a hen?
Yes, a rooster will be happier with hens around.
