Rooster attacking hen That is my experience with them. Raising BackYard Chickens. posted 1 year ago. The greatest commonality to all I tried putting them all together but the older one chases the rooster and pecks at the other 2 baby hens. The other hens would submit to him but if that dominant hen was around she would knock him off. When it's breeding time, place the hen(s) you want bred into his pen for a few days then take them back out. You need 8-9 hens per rooster, so I’d start with that. I have 9 hens and 2 roosters. However, roosters are usually at the top of the pecking order, which could result in some chickens, including mother hens, not getting enough food for themselves or for their So i have a ringneck rooster i found while land mowing as a chick for about a year now. I attritubuted it to her age and pecking order. jyytj zlsvdm yhgh gsqkk klcu csed wnjmu qyki eaob bcgm erptf wlzv cjn cinjr yagtvq