People with multiple roosters, advice needed.

[FrostRanger]

I don't comment here much any more. I've retired and have been traveling for a couple of years. No chickens. Just moved into a new forever-retired home on 5 acres. My neighbor, bless his heart, keeps us supplied with eggs. He's a gentle soul who releases spiders and never butchers his excess roos. Until this year.
His new straight run flock of chicks last summer were 18 roosters and 2 hens. By the time they got to 8 months old he totally lost it. 18 roosters, all fighting, all crowing, bullying the dogs, attacking his wife, couldn't be allowed near the hens. He got rid of all but 1 of them and does not speak of it... Ever.

Geeze, 18 cockerels out of 20 birds is horrible luck. Good on him for doing what needed to be done despite it being hard for him. Hopefully next time around he'll have much better luck

 

[chickenwhisper123]

Hi, let me start this by saying I love roosters, I think they’re awesome. I’m in a pickle here. I’ve got 23 hens, and 5 roosters. My primary rooster is a bantam Cochin, my secondary is a huge brahma. My third in command is a bantam old English. And 2 cockerels about 4 months old. The cockerels are in that horrible amped up “randy” stage, so I’ve separated them from the flock. My Brahma roo has been bucking up on my primary bantam. He could kill my little Cochin, so he’s in with the cockerels. (They don’t fight, they actually get along). My old English doesn’t do much of anything except dance around my hens. Even if he was to buck up on my little Cochin, they’re almost the same size, with little nubby talons.
Anyway my question- is it possible to have a bachelor flock as well as a regular flock? I’d separate the flocks of course. I’d like to keep all my Roos, any ideas? I’ve got plenty of yard space, 3 coops, and a run about 4x10x30. My two cockerels hang out there during the day.

add some extra chicken to your freezer and or slow cook it overnight if it is older than 6 months old so the meat will be tender

 

[Double Yolked]

add some extra chicken to your freezer and or slow cook it overnight if it is older than 6 months old so the meat will be tender

A really good way to tenderize older chicken meat is to pressure cook it. I recently was gifted an Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) and tried some stewing chicken in it. Was amazed at how good it came out.