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Posted by Scooter - Atlanta GA
on 10/20/2009, 11:15 am, in reply to "Multiple Roosters"
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Hen to Rooster Ratio
Keep in mind with each size chicken the ratio varies a bit..
On average
Keep in mind if you fertility is low, it very well may be you have too many roosters. They spend to much time fighting and not enough time mating.
You may also find 3 roosters are better than 2 seems to balance them out better. 2 will fight a lot, and yes Roosters do play favorites, they may service some hens and ignore others so watch your ratios and then add common sense.
Hen Per Hen Per
Size: Roo Maximum: Roo Minimum:
Bantam 18 25
Light Breed Chick 12 20
Heavy Breed Chick 8 12
Hope this helps...Scooter
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