I'm fairly new to the world of Chicken and I have four sweet hens that are about 16-18 weeks and we have been offered a rooster in their age range. We are not interested in breeding so for our situation we would consider the Roo's pros as being some protection of our girls and the novelty for our family to have one of these beautiful boys. Would very much love to hear input, are we asking for more trouble than he will be worth? I'm sorry if the question has been beat to death on here! But Roosters Pros and Cons? Go.....