roosters in the wild

[babychickens321]

loads of people don't want more than one roosters in a flock of like 10 hens and they cull the spare roosters because otherwise they'll fight too much
but in the wild when a chicks come out of eggs obviously there will be more than one rooster out of the chicks. so in the wild when those roosters grow up do they just get killed by other roosters or what happens to them
sorry if my post is under the wrong thread name but I wasn't sure where to put it

 

[SilverBirds]

Wild chickens DO exist but they are not the same as the domesticated ones. They are called junglefowl. Junglefowl live in flocks of around 10-20 birds. I'd think like most other wild animals, a rooster will take some flock members and leave to start a new flock. If you ever see chickens wandering around without an owner they are considered feral instead of wild because they are domesticated animals.

Roosters fight when they don't have enough hens or resources. There are people the keep flocks of all roosters. Because there are no hens, they don't really have a reason to fight. They still have a hierarchy and do get into the occasional squabble. It's really rare for chickens to actually kill each other but it can happen.

 

[babychickens321]

Wild chickens DO exist but they are not the same as the domesticated ones. They are called junglefowl. Junglefowl live in flocks of around 10-20 birds. I'd think like most other wild animals, a rooster will take some flock members and leave to start a new flock. If you ever see chickens wandering around without an owner they are considered feral instead of wild because they are domesticated animals.

Roosters fight when they don't have enough hens or resources. There are people the keep flocks of all roosters. Because there are no hens, they don't really have a reason to fight. They still have a hierarchy and do get into the occasional squabble. It's really rare for chickens to actually kill each other but it can happen.

ohh thanks so much for clearing that up

 

[JacinLarkwell]

loads of people don't want more than one roosters in a flock of like 10 hens and they cull the spare roosters because otherwise they'll fight too much
but in the wild when a chicks come out of eggs obviously there will be more than one rooster out of the chicks. so in the wild when those roosters grow up do they just get killed by other roosters or what happens to them
sorry if my post is under the wrong thread name but I wasn't sure where to put it

Some form batchlor flocks and usually groups are smaller than 10 hens.

Like all wild/feral animals though, a good deal don't survive to adulthood and even after adulthood, life is usually short

 

[LadiesAndJane]

We have tons of feral chickens here in Hawaii. Most are descended from jungle fowl that were brought to the islands centuries ago mixed with domestic chickens that got loose under different circumstances or let loose for various reasons. I have seen many of these chickens live in groups of rooster flocks so this must be what happens to the ones who aren’t able to find their own females.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Some form batchlor flocks and usually groups are smaller than 10 hens.

Like all wild/feral animals though, a good deal don't survive to adulthood and even after adulthood, life is usually short

We have tons of feral chickens here in Hawaii. Most are descended from jungle fowl that were brought to the islands centuries ago mixed with domestic chickens that got loose under different circumstances or let loose for various reasons. I have seen many of these chickens live in groups of rooster flocks so this must be what happens to the ones who aren’t able to find their own females.

Just think of horses or lions. While everyone knows about the male leading the pride, there are also the bachelor groups and subordinate males wanderkng around

 

[babychickens321]

Some form batchlor flocks and usually groups are smaller than 10 hens.

Like all wild/feral animals though, a good deal don't survive to adulthood and even after adulthood, life is usually short

We have tons of feral chickens here in Hawaii. Most are descended from jungle fowl that were brought to the islands centuries ago mixed with domestic chickens that got loose under different circumstances or let loose for various reasons. I have seen many of these chickens live in groups of rooster flocks so this must be what happens to the ones who aren’t able to find their own females.

thank you both so much