How many roosters' is to much for your chicken house? Why is my roosters comb turning black on the ends? Why does a rooster jump on a hen, and then all the other roosters want to take they're turn? Some of my poor hens are pittyfull looking and I'm wondering if I have way too many roosters in my coop? Thank You.

-- hillbilly (internethillbilly@hotmail.com), January 24, 2001

Answers

Hillybilly you have tooooo many roosters .1 rooster per 12-20 hens is good for me .Do you need fertile eggs ? If not no rooster is needed .As for taking there turn I think they are hoping the chicks will be theres .Roosters are pigs , poor little hens .Now get out your ax and wack some heads off and then go to the whats for dinner post and tell them, a horny used to be alive rooster.

-- Patty {NY State} (fodfarms@slic.com), January 24, 2001.

Hillbilly, The black combs are caused from roosters fighting each other. Aa-humm! Patty pretty much covered the rest. Good advice!

-- Bonnie (josabo1@juno.com), January 24, 2001.

Yep, sure sounds like too many roosters, but that has been covered. The black at the tips of the comb could also be caused by frostbite. If it is frostbite you could try putting Vasoline on the combs.

-- Trisha-MN (tank@linkup.net), January 24, 2001.

I agree with all the above posts. It's a pecking order thing. Too many rooster's, or to few ladies!

-- Shau Marie (shau@centurytel.net), January 24, 2001.

Oh Hillbilly have some compassion for those poor girls! How many chicken recipes do you need?

-- Denise (jphammock@msn.com), January 24, 2001.

I had to go count, 8 roosters, 22 hens, and 2 gennies. We do enjoy the eggs and the fertile eggs are so posed to be good for you, It also helps when we are ready to have another batch of chicks. I can't hardly kill anything on this farm anymore. Me wife has named most all the critters here on this farm. I find myself telling her that clucky, or gimpy didn't look well this morning. Jezz she has me calling them by names also.

Well it looks like chicken and dumplings for dinner. Thanks

-- hillbilly (internethillbilly@hotmail.com), January 24, 2001.

Hillbilly, never name anything that you might have to eat! It's bad to tell the kids that that's Henrietta on the table.

JackD

-- JackD (jdenterprises@centurytel.net), January 24, 2001.

If you must name critters, for chickens try "Cacciatori," "Tetrazini," or "Fricassee." For goats or cattle, how about "Wellington," "Taco," or "Burger." For hogs, "Hamlet" is too easy but effective. Sheep? What else but "Lamb Chop" or "Lambie Pie." Don't bother calling me a sick woman--too many have beaten you to it.

-- marilyn (rainbow@ktis.net), January 24, 2001.

== How many roosters' is to much for your chicken house? ==

I have more roos than one should, but they and the hens all free range and roost together peacefully in the pens. Folks have already given you what they believe to be the correct equation of roos to hens. As far as the room in the coop, 3 square feet per chook is comfortable living for them.

== Why is my roosters comb turning black on the ends? ==

Frostbite.

== Why does a rooster jump on a hen, and then all the other roosters want to take they're turn? ==

It's called s-e-x!! -G-

== Some of my poor hens are pittyfull looking and I'm wondering if I have way too many roosters in my coop? ==

Either that or it's due to some roos having their favorite hens. Even with all my roos, none of the hens look ragged. Heck, their so fully feathered that I wouldn't know they moulted if it wasn't for all the feathers around!

-- ~Rogo (rogo2020@yahoo.com), January 24, 2001.