Young cockerel distressing the pullets

[McChooky]

I've learned my lesson and sticking to one from here out thanks!

There is indeed no adult roo in my flock; the one concerning me is Johnny who actually hurt one of them badly (she couldn't walk anymore and I had to keep her in the house for a couple of days). The others are doing fine and "sparring" with the hens, the older ones correct them quickly when they get "cocky".

You are correct, Johnny is always alone and the others don't like having him around, while they other males are resting or going with the flock all the time.

EDIT: The cockerels will force your pullets to mate unless separated. Having a rooster that makes the boys tow the line is important. Older hens are not equipped to keep 4 cockerels in check.It is possible to keep 2 roosters in a flock of 16-18 hens as long as they don't over mate, stress the hens.Cockerels are not roosters until they're a year old.I'm sorry I didn't answer your question more thoroughly to start with thanks!

 

[Perris]

the one concerning me is Johnny who actually hurt one of them badly (she couldn't walk anymore and I had to keep her in the house for a couple of days)

Johnny is always alone and the others don't like having him around, while they other males are resting or going with the flock all the time.

OK. So you have two options I think: either separate him where he can see but not grab the rest of the flock until his hormones settle down, and then give him another chance; or cull him - which means remove him from the flock permanently, by one method or another.

 

[Altairsky]

If you only want to keep 2 males, get rid of the troublemakers. Nobody wants roos that are already so aggressive at only 2 months of age.
I have 2 males, 4 months old, and they still aren't interested in mating. I was hoping one came out as a jerk so I could cull him and make room, but so far no luck, lol, I still need to keep both.