Can Rooster stay in same cage with a hen that has new chics?

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I have a pair of Isabel Cuckoo Orpingtons. Hen and rooster live together in an area that has a coop 7x6 feet attached to a run that is 30x10 feet. The hen is setting with 7 eggs under her. When the chics hatch do i need to separate the rooster from mom and chics?
 
I kept my broody separated from the rest of the flock for less than a week and then she marched those chicks right out into the thick of it and we never had a problem. Our rooster actually seems to watch out for them. They are his offspring, after all. I suppose it does differ from rooster and rooster, but mine has been very watchful over them so far.
 
Hi.
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Every situation will be unique. But so far my roosters have NEVER been a problem for my broody's and their babies and are indeed more likely to protect them being their offspring. They want their seed spread.
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Do you only have them separated for breeding season? My other hens also don't mess with my broody's and babies. Seems like keeping your boy with only a non mating hen might be more frustrating for him.
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EggSighted4Life said:
Hi. :frow

Every situation will be unique. But so far my roosters have NEVER been a problem for my broody's and their babies and are indeed more likely to protect them being their offspring. They want their seed spread. :)

Do you only have them separated for breeding season? My other hens also don't mess with my broody's and babies. Seems like keeping your boy with only a non mating hen might be more frustrating for him. :confused:
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That is what I was thinking. I think it would be better to put him back with the other girls because of that.
 
My biggest aggressors when I have chicks are teen girls who are still working their way up in the pecking order. But with plenty of space, and a good broody... no problem. My Silkies open up a can of "crazy mama" on my bigger girls!
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