When to mix w/ rooster?

[Subie19]

Hi! I am new to the chicken life. We have 1 rooster who is about 6 months old (Partridge Silkie) . His hen passed away about 1-2 months ago from a chest infection that we could not get rid of. He has been alone and we recently got a mix of chicks, some are 4-5 weeks old and other 1-2 weeks old. The chicks are currently inside the house in a brooder. At what age can they be introduced to the our rooster? I feel like he is lonely but want to keep the chicks safe. We live in central FL but it's too chilly at the moment to have chicks outside.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Hello and welcome!
I would introduce them when they are around 6 weeks old or older.

 

[Lolemar22]

Hi. Welcome! I'm on the same boat, here in central fl. I will move my chicks at 6 weeks ago next week, they have been getting sun on and off and have a rooster (6 mo old as well) that is lonely so I will place them in a separate area of the coop so they can see each other and interact without being together yet and monitor for a few days how it goes. I will place the brooder inside and turn it on the evenings until we are in the 60s and 70's (hopefully in the next 2 weeks).
Let me know how it goes...