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Thank you. They say they’re getting rid of him due to too many roosters and he was a surprise hatch they had, so we will see. These are...

If he shows agression to his current hens, or to you. Your husband is a different issue. Most birds will test out women first. Part of...

Thank you, and everyone for your input it is much appreciated!!! Just talking about it has given me good ideas, and now I will stop...

The best you can do is the best you can do. That sounds like a lot better quarantine than many people do. But don't be surprised if...

Yes that’s when our girls do the most damage to each other. 😂

I wouldn't introduce him at night. At least with my flock, they're all jockeying for their spot on the roost boards. Just do it during...

We will quarantine him in our garage at night and put a fenced in temporary area for him during the day, we have 5 acres so he will be...

Thank you for this. Our main goal of having him is for protection . We like to free range our girls and any extra help is what we need...

I personally don't put any faith in how breed affects anything other than size and physical appearance. Each individual chicken has its...

Thank you we have a wire dog cage that I will put in their run to separate and I was thinking at night of putting him into our pet...

You can put him in something like a wire cage and put it amongst the hens for a few hours or a day so they can get acquainted. Or just...

Thank you for that, as that was my biggest concern

Mixing breeds is almost always healthy for chickens because it increases their genetic diversity and most breeds are heavily inbred

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The Australorp roosters I have had over the years have all been good nature d and easy keepers. With 11 hens you shouldn't have a...