Protector Or Bloody Hens - Rooster? Yes or No?

[@1954BJohn]

IMHO this is becoming the best homestead channel on YT

[@rhaman10]

1954BJohn makes good vidoes but very arrogant not willing to learn from others to take criticism. I think critics when presented the right way, which sometimes is not on YT, can help you grow as a homesteader and a person.

[@amberbrown2938]

I don't think he is arrogant. If he took everyone's ideas and tried to implement them, he wouldn't get anything done. So many people think that their way is the only right way to do something but really everyone has to find out what works for them. He does use a lot of techniques that he has adopted and adapted from other people.

[@dwightehowell8179]

@@rhaman10 A lot of people are stuffed full of ideas that aren't all that great especially where John lives. His farm is showing a profit. That is always the bottom line in farming. If you can't stay in the black, you're done. I grew up on a farm but I don't tell him how to run his farm.

[@stevedingman474]

I use 3 roosters in my flock ... my grand father did this also something about 3 brothers not fighting so much. But it works for me ! No pecked hens and no rooster fights. I don't introduce full grown chickens to my flock, instead I like my brood hens to hatch the chicks . And I do diversity by splitting up the flocks with a rooster in each tractor with hens until I'm sure they're bred . Then I put those eggs. Under the brooders. The roosters are from different hatcheries. Then I let them loose again to free range. Not saying my way is the right way it's just the way I do it and it works . But I do have a hen from time to time get old or sick and the whole flock goes at them and I have to decide if I isolate her or send her to the dinner table ! We will hold on to 1/3 of the new hatchlings for replacing older hens and the other 2/3 are butchered when to size . I replace all hens at 3 years old well the brooders I will hold on to longer because we develop a relationship lol .

[@hughbrackett343]

Steve Dingman. The 3 brothers thing doesn't always work: www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[@punkyroo]

I think people prefer to show the nice, pretty sides of homesteading. Probably garners more clicks and views. But people should really understand the less pretty reality... especially if they are wanting to homestead / farm.

[@jerrychamberlain4942]

I my opion you only arise chickens for a profit why don,t you buy chickens that will rase there on and don,t buy the machines that hatch let the hens lay and hatch for you .

[@gavinlangley8411]

I have seen my rooster wait for the hens to eat before he does and pass on food in favour of the hens but I was not sure why. So now I know it's natural behavior so tyvm :)

[@pamp5797]

Too many roosters makes them have to one up each other to be the boss. So that being said I think it is cruel to keep too many roosters. Also once they get bloody they are targets for more attacks, and infection. Mean roosters should go in the pot.

[@simeonandalex]

In my observations and experience either 1 rooster or many roosters work great. 2 is really bad. When you have more they interrupt each others fights. The most important thing is keeping them spacious so they can run and hide.

[@amyjohnson7834]

Swedish Homestead good advice!

[@HansQuistorff]

I was given a large bard rock rooster because he was aggressive toward people. I put him in a tractor with a small flock of tiny english nens and he was very gentle with them and gradually lost his aggressiveness toward me. later I was able to let them free range every evening and he would guard the hens and bend down stalks of wheat for them. Everything was fine until I started cultivating garden beds and the hens wanted to fallow my scratching instead of his, then I was under attack again. Thank you for planing experiments; there is a lot to learn about rooster dynamics and variables.

[@samfosteriam]

Hans Quistorff we found hand reared roosters grow up with no fear of humans and become a holy terror as they mature. one would fly the length of the yard whenever a male human entered and attack.

[@kevinparker7953]

Thank you for posting. I appreciate honesty.

[@rabblepeasant2676]

I like that you are always realistic with your videos.

[@treymcfall]

Thank you for showing the true nature of the birds. This is valuable information that I truly appreciate.

[@lindalee7322]

Thank you, Simeon. Quite frankly, I love and appreciate your honesty and educating us. It's very admirable.

[@picchu56]

My favorite pass time is to watch the dynamics of my flock. I have 30 hens and 1 rooster. He's very busy looking after his hens. I don't really care about hatching so 1 rooster is fine. I really enjoy your videos!

[@donnajohnson9324]

Thank for sharing, I have only just got a older rooster and one 2 year old hen and two 8 week old chickens, I have found Mr. Rooster as I call him is a gentleman to the girls I love watching them he even will help build a nest for the laying hen and sits beside her as she lays her egg lol

[@kentuckycowboy2]

Interesting, I can remember encountering most all those concerns what time I had chickens. That was aprox 40 yrs ago I was barely a teenager and I would have to say they were more of a hobby than anything for me. It was hard then to figure them out as we had very little access to information like today. Most everything was chalked up to stress and we just tried to make it less on the birds.

[@spoolsandbobbins]

Good, real video. I think food is the key. If they have plenty to eat, there is very little fighting. It all depends on the caregiver and how much they want/are able to invest. God bless 🇨🇦

[@martinlennon9142]

i agree with you that most people only show the nice sides of farming/ homesteading and roosters are pretty insatiable and relentless. I have a flock of 36 hens and i have had at least one rooster since the beginning and sometimes up to 3 roosters I've found that a ratio of about 1 rooster to a minimum of 12/14 hens tends to keep things relatively calm. once i had about 9 roosters but had to bring it back to 3 because of the fighting and bloodied up hens . Thank you for your channel and keep up the good work . M

[@wallykrueger3627]

Simeon, one of your best yet. So many youtubers give it the gussied up version. I appreciated the unvarnished truth. My intent with youtube is NOT entertainment.(Hollywood covers that) It is to put good ideas to work. 50 years ago when the pecking became epidemic in our flock we used to put a bitter tasting paste one the back of each bird's head. It worked, but clearly there was more going on back then. Feel free to follow up. Good solutions to problems are too few.

[@Guildbrookfarm]

I have only had chickens 1 year, and this year will be my first year with roosters for breeding purposes. I read where the mating dance has been bred out of most roosters, resulting in rapist roosters. My question is do your roosters do the mating dance and does this result in the same or different dynamic? Thanks for the great video

[@stacier1069]

I notice that a lot of roosters learn to dance for the hens as they mature, cuz the hens cooperate more. The hens like it a lot better than when the rooster sneaks up and grabs 'em, they scream and try to run.

[@happynowfarms]

I got two Roosters that do the dance still. They are new Roosters and Hens all came of age together. They do courtship things. Maybe it is how they are raised. Ours are hand raised since hatching and they all have different personalities.

[@zerozilch]

@@happynowfarms mine do as well but still aggressive to hens grabbing them by the neck and wings . Very aggravating after only raising hens . Hens are good with just hens.

[@dianecharles881]

I appreciate this video! We have one rooster with our Seven hens. I did put saddles on two of hens. They are free range, my rooster does protect them and is not aggressive towards us. For now I’m sticking with my one rooster. I would like to have a flock of biddies this summer. 👍

[@edwardkeenan6138]

Cool I been raising chickens for 2 years just learning thanks again

[@dang5203]

“They” say 1 rooster to 8-11 hens. I’d shoot for the 1:11 ratio.

[@TXNLaurenMcN]

I love your videos, Simeon. They're fascinating.

[@davidfr924]

EXCELLENT!!! Thank you for keeping it real. I learned a lot from you.

[@SansaStarkofWinterfell]

Gosh I cannot tell you how glad I am that you're doing this sort of video Simeon! I'm going to have chickens when we move to North Dakota, to the family farm. Thank you so much for taking the time to show the honest view of how things are with chickens. Even if many choose not to show the flock dynamic. How many hens per rooster would you suggest a person have Simeon? Simeon, what breed is the chicken with the white body & grey on the neck & tail? 🌾Merry meet 🌿

[@DaybirdAviaries]

Thank you for sharing this honest video.

[@FRISKY_MANDINGO]

I guess sometimes it's worse than other times. I think us humans are so detached from the "animal kingdom" that we forget how unforgiving animals can be. I think we forget that about ourselves at times. But I'm sure chickens just don't have much, if any compassion for another living thing. They're just simple animals after all. It's a tough break for the hens that get picked on, but as long as it eventually settles down, they should get along fine I think. How many roosters do you have? I remember when Justin Rhodes integrated two flocks and the two roosters were fighting for a while and he said that he would have to remove or just harvest one of the roosters. Is that damage to the hen at 5:43 from fighting or mating?

[@billiamc1969]

Nice set up...even my urban chickens sometimes peck at each other...it's normal...but we aren't allowed roosters so when free ranging I have to be present or Hawks come to feast...

[@diyfferent]

You have beautiful chickens. I never knew that roosters help find food for the hens.

[@eddeetz493]

Love the videos. I'm guessing you are looking into fodder feeding. You can pasture feed instead of baling the hay. If you bale graze..Move them around the field. Some preset bales and just move electric fence. Builds the soil. No spring cleanup at the feeder.

[@terriefriday2462]

Thanks for sharing, my question is if you have fewer rooster with the hens would it be less stressful?

[@Northisbest]

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[@thomasfarkas5458]

Great video Simeon. Thank you for showing the realities of homesteading. The animal kingdom is a harsh existence. People need to know exactly what it takes to get food from the farm to the table. You gain more respect for all living things with this kind of knowledge. Good work????

[@bdavis7801]

I haven't tried to maximize production or have so many chickens at once but I prefer a max of three roosters at one time. Three seems to bring a good dynamic to the flock, one will be alpha and the others will support. Although I have a mixed flock and some mild mannered breeds right now. I've been happy with Delaware or Silkie cross roosters. They're way more laid back and will get along easier. Also I've noticed that my Silkie crosses will defend individuals or breakup a fight if another chicken is too aggressive. That being said I've still had cases of chickens being picked on and bullied. I've heard all kinds of hen to rooster ratios but given enough space and decreasing stresses seems to keep them from picking on each other. Recently I tried a batch of chicks raised with a heat pad rather then heat lamps and I notice that they seem much more well adjusted and laid back overall. For cuts I like slippery elm powder. It seems to stop the bleeding quick and it heals up nice.

[@christinaandrew181]

Thanks for your video. I enjoyed looking at all your chickens. We have 6 hens with one rooster. We did have 11 hens, but the neighbour's dog broke into our yard one day and killed 5 of them. He managed to get 3 of the survivors away to safety; the others flew up into the trees or hid in the grass. He's great. He warns the hens of any danger, real or not. He's always first out of the shed in the morning, he calls the hens when he finds food, and more importantly, he adjudicates whenever any of the hens start pecking on one another. I've noticed that there is less aggressive behaviour amongst the hens now that the rooster has matured and is doing his job. I've also noticed the mating dance that he does! Didn't think of it before I watched your video and read the comments. If the hen is not interested when he does this little dance, she just walks off, and he goes back to scratching in the grass.

[@stacier1069]

I had an extra rooster that was getting injured and not getting enuf to eat, so I put him in with my 3 turkeys and he gets along fine. Have left him over the winter to fatten up and will dispatch him in spring. Feeding strictly compost to your chickens is really a good idea if you could get unwanted food stuff from a bakery and/or grocery store and such it would probably work well enuf for the hens to continue laying. I like your channel and the way you keep your farm. Interesting vids :)

[@smithynfld]

That's a interesting a greenhouse you have for the chickens, could you show us how it is constructed. How are the arches made? how dose it hold up under heavy snow. How much did it cost. Thanks.

[@ronanvanshookschookronshoo6271]

Hi, Great video, You are right not many truthful videos out there. I am a retired zoo keeper, I have kept all types of animals, and poultry during my 67 yrs. I find there is no perfect answer. I have found that it depends on the breed, breeds, how much space, if the roosters were raised together from chicks. The number of hens to roosters. etc... but I guess you covered most of this in your video. the Bresse. cock I would totally remove, he is in stress, and will only add more stress ti the others. the bloody hen , has a very large comb, so bleeding, as u know happened by numerous roosters, holding on to comb , while other roosters are trying to push the attached guy off.....but, in the past I have seen this blood, cause severe pecking, from other hens, as the color red attracts attention. it helps to wash the blood off the feathers and add an anti pick product, usually black color. yuk. the chicks from this group should be very colorful, and healthy, but. people always will pay better for purebred birds, unless they can see the birds themselves...ok. thank you, keep interested....GOD BLESS Ron Shook

[@marshallsuber9608]

Sir we really love your channel. My sons are truly city boys and just the thought of aggressive behavior in chickens is a novel idea. They also wondered why if they were so aggressive towards hens which are the sources of egg production why would you keep so many in a flock of 60 hens. I thought maybe it was a way to improve the gene pool or to experiment with mixed breeds.But to be honest, I didn't have a good answer. We may have missed your answer in your post. Thanks again your channel has been a great help when talking to the boys about where our food comes from the work of the men and women who make it happen.

[@user-ld2ee2bw2b]

thank you for the honesty.

[@frankielofaro4778]

Why type of roosters are at 4:03? They are beautiful.

[@onedazinn998]

Thanks for the reality check o.- I have only 11 hens & I can tell you they fight constantly & do submissive posturing constantly. Sometimes they do get bloodied but it's all been pretty mild and I let them work it out. No feather pulling but a few combs bit. (this is still with just hens). I had plans for a rooster and 2 more pullets this spring...but I might rethink it...lol. I did want to be able to have more up and coming hens without buying hatchery chicks; but I haven't decided what breed rooster to look for..hopefully a docile heritage breed. Anyways thanks for sharing. :)

[@dwightehowell8179]

Do some checking because some breeds are milder than others. I'd say the bigger breeds that are least like a jungle cock are the least vicious but a chicken is going to do what a chicken is going to do.

[@TheRestorationCouple]

We have had the occasional crowing hen too, very odd isn't it, any idea if they reduce laying too?

[@simeonandalex]

I am not sure. I have thought of getting rid of her because she doesn't look like she is laying or doing anything with purpose.

[@TheOregonOutlaw]

When we had a "crowing hen", she always made wonderful stew! I used a remote timed camera to observe they are disruptive, aggressive toward the other hens, and then the tipping point of catching them eating eggs. Previously I thought my hens were just slowing slightly on laying - not knowing this weird hen was taking them.

[@SheepyHollowCanada]

I interested in maybe adding chickens to my homestead and this has been very informative. Rooster would be nice ... except for the racket he would make. Hmmm I'm going to have to think this through...

[@SheepyHollowCanada]

Well I can go to the hatchery and buy them without roosters... I didn't say anything about raising them... Doh to you.

[@murchlk]

Not gonna lie Simeon that hen trying to crow made me laugh haha, Those Bresse chickens are great looking I am looking forward to getting mine.

[@Good-DaySunshine]

We never had but one rooster at a time with our flock. We also found that hens will pick out a 'weak' hen and peck them. We had several roosters that were just mean to begin with and we had to get rid of them before they hurt all the hens. In fact one time we had a rooster that would attack our 2 yr old child from the back. That rooster went to 'Rooster Heaven' pretty quick. The best type of rooster that we always had success with was Rhode Island Red. Your videos are great!

[@itsallanillusion...4574]

Gynandromorphic chickens...Gotta love Mother Nature; always full of surprises, yet still keeping it all in balance!

[@naffsharpe]

I think that you have too few hens for the number of cockerels/roosters. Too many fights between roosters/ too much attention by too many roosters on too few hens. It looks like domestic violence/gang rape on the "bloody hen" which equals too many roosters, for an indoor flock that size two roosters/cockerels would be enough. you are introducing stress to your birds.

[@redhawkhomestead9829]

Great video. I keep a rooster with my hens due to high amounts of hawks and owls in my area.

[@cate3979]

Is there enough ventilation in the synthetic greenhouse, how do you ensure air circulation

[@jeguim123]

i have raised chicken for a long time, i never use that many rosters for fertilize the eggs 1 roster can serve us many us 30 chickens easily, but if this meted works for you that is a blessing, in brazil is this breed of chicken that is awesome of dual purpose they grow in to a miter hight ad can reach up to 5 kg .

[@suemcfarlane4199]

Some semi rural areas have restrictions on owning roosters

[@keithkuckler3184]

When I raised chickens, we would use a meat/egg mixed use hybrid breed, then, we get a mixed run of hen and roosters. when the roosters were full grown and ready to butcher, we did that, and, kept one rooster for the hens. I found that if the chickens have lots of scratch feed, and, have to work a bit for their food, they are not as likely to fight. although you are right, sometimes one bird will get picked on and then the rest of the chickens will gang up on it. chickens can be canibals, not only do they eat each other if given the chance, it is quite common to get a hen that will start eating eggs. again the best thing is give them an alternative that keeps them occupied.

[@mimisfavorites5269]

So my cousins have chickens, no rooster, and so without asking them, which I will have to do, would the inclination for the chickens to start crowing happen with them as well? And if a rooster or chicken gets pecked on, bullied, do you isolate the victim so they can recover? And what is the purpose of clipping the beak? Do you need to do that?

[@simeonandalex]

We don't clip beaks. When you have a good and healthy environment they won't peck each other. Sometimes you get those hens, sometimes you don't.

[@dwightehowell8179]

In the chicken batteries they clip beaks to reduce the damage done to each other and may stick tiny glasses on them as ludicrous as that sounds again to impair vision to reduce pecking. I think the ones I saw clipped to the nasil openings.

[@MrCntryjoe]

is a nice flock you are raising. we never buy eggs. established pecking order changes constantlly in a flock. a struggle ensues when adding new roosters. a natural environment includes roosters.

[@Gun_Molester]

Always enjoy your videos...I envy your way of life

[@jangotherango]

what kind of roosters are those there very beautiful

[@RickyRayPhotography]

I’ve heard that hens lay more with roosters around. The roosters allow them to actually be able to raise their own clutch so when a rooster isn’t around they end up paying less because it’s kind of like, what’s the point?

[@cheddarcheese4310]

What type of rooster is at 2:30

[@brandonolson2172]

We had three chickens growing up, 2 laying hens and 1 rooster. After the rooster died from a raccoon attack, one of the hens basically turned into a rooster. She started crowing, and her comb grew big, and she started mating with the other hen. She also attacked herself in the mirror the way a rooster would. Weird stuff.

[@gatorburbage]

and one more thing... I would take that hen out till that blood clears up... they tend to peck at blood or the weak..

[@cheekycheeky3656]

My hens do better with roosters. The boys stand in watch constantly as well as "organize" the group. In the spring I will let a couple of banties go broody to replenish my stock. Bantams in general set better I think but my cochin bantams are the best for this.

[@OneAKFamily]

Wondering your breed of rooster, Love the colors on him. We have some roosters, they first find the girls food, then they do the dance and after the girls are done eating, they will sit for them/boys ;) Its cute to see. lol

[@SingPrayPaint]

We adopted a "stray" adolescent Rhode Island Red rooster into our flock of 7 hens. He was quite pleasant until he "grew up." Two of the hens eventually died. I didn't think it was because of him. I just thought they were overheated. Summers get up to 120f where we live. Now he is quite aggressive toward us when we enter the yard & I think he is too big for the Silkies. The Brahma runs when he gets too close to her. The hens all did stop laying once he was introduced. but when I separated some of them they began to lay again. One of our Silkies is quite sick, now. I have her in the house. After watching this video I tend to think that the stress that the rooster has imposed upon the flock caused her immune system to suffer. When we witnessed him literally tearing out her head feathers we put a stop to it. She is unable to walk and has severe foot fungus and mites. I sprayed her with medicine and put petroleum jelly all over her legs & they are much better. We're also giving her milk, water and crumble, but she cannot use one of her legs. She's quite alert, but won't eat or drink much & I fear that she just won't regain enough strength to put her back out. Is it worth it to keep nursing her or would you suggest putting her out of her misery at this point?

[@arlingtonguy54]

I have 60 hens and only one rooster and they all get along fine. In the past I have slaughtered the weaker rooster when they begin fighting so the stronger one is left to head the flock. I never had to kill an aggressive rooster but have done it for friends that had a rooster that attached them. I like having a rooster around but won't put up with aggression towards people or fighting in the flock. I never heard of the idea that hens will lay less when a rooster is around. My rooster does not hassle any of the hens so feel that it would not make a difference in my case. Good video, I appreciate your work and thoughts.

[@ChrisHardwickanimaladventures]

Here's something interesting, you can keep a bunch of roosters together with zero fighting if you don't have any hens! I tried it once, I had about a dozen roosters and no hens at one point when I was getting out of chickens. It was amazing, they lived together for a few months before I got rid of them with no fighting at all. It was pretty noisy thought LOL. A few roosters would be great as pets if you don't want to bother with eggs.

[@Bg-xk1uw]

You just have too many roosters in the flock. Your hens will do fine with only 1 roo in a crowded space like that. Cull all but the most attentive rooster such as the one you were showing feeding the hens. Even if you are after eggs for breeding you still just don't need that many roosters. I have one lone roo in my flock, he feeds the hens, protects them and as he's a Wyandotte he's very gentle and laid back towards humans. My hens love him and he 'roosters' quite well.

[@westmeathguy]

Rooster..not roo! ;-)

[@nomansland8507]

Thts not tru he has like 100 hens and like 10 rooms thts pretty even

[@bharatkdogs]

Hlo sir can we eat hens fertile eggs.

[@holisticadvocate7882]

I have seen several different methods in the KZbin videos dealing with this. They will either not have roosters at all, or use a goose to be the boss and keep the roosters in line (like JustinRhoads). Another way is to break the flock up so that each rooster has 2 to 4 chickens who are rotated to obtain fertile eggs. Record keeping is done so that the best chickens are placed with the best roosters. There are some kept with no roosters for egg production. I know nothing other than what I have seen in the videos though so take this with a grain of salt. Great videography .

[@TomiaMacQueen]

Awesome video, thank you!

[@saddleridge4364]

Simeon those are gorgeous roosters, what breed or mix of breeds?

[@levisharvestllc4377]

Thanks!

[@stevestephen7673]

I never had good luck with more than one rooster to a flock. More than one caused to much fighting, injury and stress. At one point I had 60 hens separated into three flocks of 20, each with their own rooster. This was with Rhode Island Reds. It's what worked for me.

[@Theorimlig]

That's just about the natural maximum flock size of chickens, around 25 with one or a couple of roosters!

[@ConchoPearl]

What breed is the white and black hens?

[@TheJake664]

good video. thank you for sharing

[@candicechristensen1753]

You have some beautiful roosters!

[@freedumbfighters]

do you have problems with them scratching or making holes in your polyurethane greenhouse?

[@jemmastorm2307]

Levi Gregory there is wire mesh around the bottom so they don't have access to the plastic

[@freedumbfighters]

+Jemma Storm i see that, i just want to kmow how much of a problem they are as i have a couple plastic greenhouses and a chookhouse but no chickens yet cuase they like to do alot of digging and scratvhing up around my garden making a big mess and tearing roots, just hope they arnt a big prob with tearing plastic or i will have alot of work to do in protection and replacement costs.

[@dorascott8286]

Very good...

[@dc0145a]

What breed of roosters are those the ones that look like barred rocks with a bit of brown on wings / back?

[@gatorburbage]

dc0145a I think they are cream legbar rooster s

[@Azam_Pakistan]

My rooster never hurts chicken. Very caring.

[@crs1234a]

that chicken doesn't make that sound because she didn't had a a rooster, she does that because she has something stuck in her throat or has respiratory problems.

[@JustinC905]

Never knew the roosters and hens would be so disruptive. Never seen anything like it. Hopefully they settle down a little, and see eye to eye after the pecking order is established. Never thought it would be like that though. Hopefully the pigs give a little disruption and help with conflict resolution. :) I couldn't imagine on bigger farms, or the places in poor conditions. It just boggles my mind to see them like that while they have such a large space. It's like a 5-Star hotel!

[@FarmFreshIB]

Long ago the old timers had a good saying that is at least half true... "Whistling girls and crowing hens often come to some bad ends." I doubt if the whistling girl is a big deal these days, but the hen is usually done producing eggs. Usually a hen that starts exhibiting rooster behaviors that hen will also have some hormone issues. Often the hen has an issue with her ovary such as a growth of some kind. It is very rare that a hen that is exhibiting male behavior will continue to lay as well. Usually it is a good indicator of a hen that has become a "boarder" and is ready for the soup pot.

[@lesllou5]

I have a small flock of Hens . The leader hen crows and is the best layer of her flock. She's a Black Marans .

[@marenm515]

What's the name of these breeds? Especially the white with black feathers on their tails and neck. Please :)

[@dustinmcandrew]

I got ride of my roster after a successful hatch. It was just too hard on the hens. They are Rhode Island reds and his was with them free ranging almost 9 months of the year and 3 months in there run which is over 2500 square feet for 11 birds. He had to go because he had ripped off most of there comb, tore up there backs and even started peking off toes. In my area it is not hard to hind a rooster to stud or acquire for a short time for a hatch. I do not like introducing a foreign bird to the flock, because of disease, but I only take from a well maintained flock with good health.

[@robertwood7792]

I had a flock of only hens. One of them was a real bully and often attacked others. In went my rooster and the bullying stopped. Ok he enforced his position as number 1, but he was gentler than the hen and tension decreased rather than worsened.

[@andygranath688]

very interesting

[@gatorburbage]

our roosters take some hens to the nest and sing to them as they're on the nest encouraging them... they usually always put their hens first...

[@gartengeflugel924]

Ich habe eine Bovan, die genau so geklungen hat. Sie hat kaum Luft bekommen und angefangen Blut zu husten. Hennen, die sich wie Hähne benehmen, "artikulieren" sich anders. Ich möchte dich wirklich nicht verbessern, aber nur mal fragen: Warum hältst du 6 Bielefelder Hähne? Ein einziger kann doch 10-15 Hennen treten! Ich verstehe ja, dass man immer zwei hält, damit immer einer da ist, falls der andere stirbt, aber sechs? Vielleicht habe ich das ja auch falsch gesehen... Ich habe die Erfahrung gemacht, dass meine Hennen sogar viel mehr Eier gelegt haben und solche, die seit Wochen nicht gelegt hatten plötzlich wieder anfingen (alte Hybriden), nachdem mein Hahn geschlechtsreif wurde! Allerdings gilt bei mir eine Regel: Wer seine Hennen verletzt, jagt oder vom Futter vertreibt, wird geschlachtet. So haben meine Hühner ein sehr entspanntes Zusammenleben :)

[@simeonandalex]

Ich habe einen alten Bielefelder Hahn mit 5 Hennen. Dann habe ich 9 Junghähne von denen eigentlich die meisten geschlachtet werden sollten. Ich möchte als Experiment eine Brut mit Mischlingen grossziehen. Das habe ich die Junghähne bei die 70 Huehner gelassen. Ich versuche in der Regel 1 Hahn auf ca 5 Hennen. Am besten klappts mit 3 Hähnen auf 15 Hennen.

[@fredthorne9692]

Do you think adding the pigs will disrupt the maladaptive rooster behavior? Actually, I would place a life sized, cardboard cutout of Colonel Sanders in the corner just to send the message to "straighten up and fly right." }:o)

[@fredthorne9692]

asa lowe That is pretty smart. Use a little psychology.

[@alexisfishinhuntinandfarmi2923]

Fred Thorne my great grandfather on my dad's side looks identical to curnel sanders

[@fredthorne9692]

Alexis' Fishin', Huntin', and Farming Show I'd say it's time to photo shop a life sized image of Great Grandpop.

[@alexisfishinhuntinandfarmi2923]

Lol

[@alexisfishinhuntinandfarmi2923]

The only difference was he wore a cowboy hat

[@danfraser7479]

I raised chickens for years and the crazy roosters will sometimes go psyco and attack anything for no reason and those nasty birds need to become Sunday dinner.

[@jstnCrawford814]

ive noticed that if i have 6 or 7 hens to every roster they stay healthy.any less and the roster seems to pick on one or two and that starts the feather loss

[@edwardkeenan6138]

One of my roster.make a barking nose sounds like a dog is that normal

[@thomasfarkas5458]

Good work!!!!!!

[@jameshoward3795]

Make sure that there are enough hens per rooster. A rooster is necessary only for having more chickens. (You're doing well.) J

[@hectormaldonado4369]

Hi. Never seen a green house chicken coop-and-run! Interesting. I think if you dont want to discard any rooster, you should have several separate flocks with one rooster in each one. Sometimes, the naturalness of things should be altered so that animals have a healthy life. Stress, bloody combs, fighting roosters, etc are no good. Onother different topic is to have or not to have a rooster? - Basically, roosters can fertilize eggs (depending on some specific conditions) and look after the flock when in open free range. You need to decide on that: what is your purpose in having roosters? Greetings.

[@kevinbyrne4538]

I've heard KZbinrs talk about such problems, but rarely do they show it.

[@bobrousse8593]

We have a bantam Cochin rooster we call Handsome George. Every morning he thinks I am picking a fight with him and when I reach down to feed and water his flock he leaps at my hand with Kung Fu! He is ridiculous.

[@arielgrooms1671]

if I wanted to keep multiple roosters, I'd give each one its own flock and they'd have their own coops. It's probably not the easiest way, but I care more for the animals well being than an inconvenience to me.

[@MUDANETV]

Can u eliminate the white rooster, because he is always in danger?

[@itsemilee1502]

WalkOn Bye that is not normal molting. he's being picked on viciously.

[@shanahtovah3247]

hens open their beaks and squeak when they need gravel/samd in their crahs/gizzards. Rooster (with the same problem/ need will bow their heads to one/both sides (kinda roller coasterish, when the food is stuck in their crah[crawe?] Because they don't have teeth to chew food, the gravel or sand grinds and breaks up their food

[@Theorimlig]

Roosters have a calming effect on their hens, if they're a stress factor you have too many or ones that have abnormal behaviours of some kind. In fact, it's obvious just by the footage in this video that you have way too many roosters. That's your problem. Also, don't you think the hypothetical pigs will eat the eggs? :P

[@simeonandalex]

Chickens always lay less as soon as a rooster is added. There will be changes made to the greenhouse before the pigs come in.

[@gatorburbage]

Totally agree.... he has way to many roosters... it's a hot ass mess and sucks to look at... watch Appalachian homestead vids lol

[@itsemilee1502]

Swedish Homestead this simply is not true. a mild mannered roo will not behave in this way. It will affect egg production when you have so many aggressive roosters that your hens are suffering. Drawing blood to that point is not normal. I've raised and showed chickens for many years and even while introducing new flockmates it's rare for there to be bloodshed.