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Can you have 3 roosters in the same pen and not fight?

I am going to raise 3 roosters from chicks, along with 3 hens. Can you keep all three roosters in a pen and not fight if they were all raised together?

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1. It depends really on what breed they are. if they are just your run of the mill chicken then they can live together their whole lives. Yes they will scrap every now and then but not kill each other. If they are of a "jungle" breed or fighting rooster breed then when they get older they will kill each other.
2. Mabe, if they are raised from chicks thay should be fine together. But roosters are roosters and will fight for dominance. If you do put them in the same pen then you need to get at least 8 hens with them or they will kill each other or no hens at all. One rooster will get alot of the hens and the others will and may be killed. So you need to separate them or they will kill each other I advise you to not to unless you separate them. Or get no hens for them but that can also cause problems too.
3. Yes, I have 5 roosters all in one pen w/ 22 hens all of the roosters get along fine! i was told i had to get rid of some because they would fight non stop i haven't had any of them fight yet! i used to have 8 roosters but i decided to get rid of three of them...
4. If they have been raised together they most likely will tolerate each other while they grow up ,near adulthood however the dominance issue is sure to raise it's head ,then you must expect the occasional ' free for all ' minor injuries may result but it is hardly a fight unto death,persistent problems will make it necessary to shift the aggressive rooster to another enclosure . a single rooster with your three hens would be the safest bet .
5. The chance of having three happy roosters together with only three hens is very low, basically impossible. One rooster per every three hens, that's how it goes. If you have three hens and three roosters then the roosters will be fighting with each other for one of the hens. Some breeds will kill each other and some wont. If you want best results you should get 9 hens or just 1 rooster.
6. Yes, you can. One will be dominant and the other two will never get any hen action, unless the dominat's back is turned. But they will do fine. Roosters are not as bad as ppl make them out to be. And I don't know what ppl think are jungle chickens, or whatever that means. There are game chickens, they are what ppl think of as fighting chickens. They are more aggressive. Certain breeds are more aggressive, but most game roosters will even get along if they are raised together. But unless you like roosters, you don't need but one. If you live in a populated area, ppl might complain about the noise of 3 roosters. You only need one rooster per 10 hens to fertilize. I prefer a smaller ratio than that my self, but that's my preference. The hens will also have a pecking order and one will be dominant.