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You might want to check with some of those local people. Since they are already doing things that work well, they are probably a great source of ideas for what can work well and what will cause problems.

So for the same number of roosters, adding more hens really will reduce the noise? I had assumed they would all compete anyway.

The ratio of 1 rooster to 10 hens is not relevant here. That ratio is correct for commercial breeders with hundreds and thousands of hens & roosters. Roosters eat feed but do not lay eggs, so those breeders want to keep the fewest possible roosters while still having all the eggs be fertile. 1...