we eat the rooster because the hen might have eggs
Same as almost all birds; Hens and Roosters.
Hens will eat most foods that humans eat, however there are certain foods they should not be given. Many people feel they should not be fed meat for health reasons, such as passing on diseases, but left to their own devices chickens will eat meat and at times resort to cannibalism Citrus, potato peels, tea, coffee, salty and sugary food, or rotten food should all be excluded from a hen's diet, and if hens are kept for their eggs, foods should be avoided that have strong odours as those will be passed on to the eggs.
Were ther chickens? If yes, than they did because chickens and roosters have babies so for a chicken to be born a rooster must be present.
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A term rooster is used for the male bird (the hen is a female bird) of certain species . There are chicken roosters and hens, pheasant roosters and hens, turkey roosters and hens etc. Ducks are drakes and hens. Geese are the "Goose and the Gander".
Well, hens are girls and roosters are boys...that cover it?
Roosters are not the only ones that do this, in fact it is the hen that will most likely start to eat another dead chicken.
It is likely that the roosters are aggressive, too rough with the hens, or that there are not hens in ratio to the amount of roosters.
Hens
The amount of roosters needed for breeding hens is about one rooster per ten hens
Hens.
no that wont work. the roosters will end up fighting. you need one rooster and how ever many hens you want. and yes you can eat the eggs. To add: the optimum number of hens per rooster of medium-sized birds is 12. Maximum, 20.
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Yes they will.
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.
Roosters tend to have larger combs, wattles and fancy tails. They crow, hens chirp. Hens tend to be smaller and duller, roosters are bright and cheerful. Hens lay eggs, roosters don't.