Roosters: Everything You Need To Know - BackYard Chickens
Sep 12, 2014 · Introduction This article is written to provide you with all the information on roosters that you will need to decide if you want, and how to house one. I don't have a lot of experience with …
Common Rooster Myths - Clearing Up Rooster Misinformation
Jun 27, 2015 · Keeping a rooster can be fun and rewarding, and they are often great additions to the flock, and beautiful to boot. However, there is a lot of misinformation floating around about them, and …
Understanding Your Rooster. - BackYard Chickens
Jun 6, 2019 · The reader needs to be aware that these observations and conclusions are taken from a particular chicken keeping arrangement which was conceived to be as close as practicable to the …
The Bantam Rooster | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
Sep 1, 2022 · What Exactly Is a Bantam Rooster? The word “bantam” simply means small. Bantam chickens are miniature versions of standard breeds, usually about one-fourth to one-half the size of a …
Maximum rooster to hen ratio? - BackYard Chickens
Aug 6, 2023 · What is the maximum rooster to hen ratio? As I understand, and please correct me if I am wrong, best practice is to have 1 rooster for every 10 hens minimum. But I was curious if it was …
Rooster Flocks | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
Jul 25, 2017 · If you have too many roosters, a simple solution is to start a rooster flock. A rooster flock is a flock that consists of all roosters and no hens. How do Rooster-Only Flocks Work? You may …
Raising Roosters to be Family-Friendly - BackYard Chickens
Jun 3, 2014 · The other one is a house rooster, which is another story. Since we started keeping chickens about eight years ago, we have had seven roosters in total. Only one was really mean. …
Dealing With Roosters Roo Behavior - BackYard Chickens
Jan 11, 2012 · Dealing with Roosters The purpose of this page is to help you help yourself when faced with an aggressive rooster problem and help you decide if you want to keep a rooster in your flock. …
Roster Collars: Everything you need to know - BackYard Chickens
May 30, 2020 · -If rooster does death kicks and left to his own devices, he will fall over, injure some part of his body in his thrashing, crown and waddle turn purple, and die. -If you have tightened the collar …
Rooster Crowing | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
Jun 7, 2022 · A rooster's primary purpose in crowing is to announce his presence to others nearby. To avoid conflict between other roosters in their native jungle habitat, announcing yourself is essential.