I have one mixed roo right now and he's getting a lil too cocky so I think maybe another one will put him in his place. I have no preference, other than non aggressive towards kids.
The coop is a 8'x5' 2 teir (12" above ground roosting/nesting box) chicken tractor and the run is about 1/3 acre backyard.
The 2 grown hens one australorp and the other speckled Sussex, reacted very well. A brief moment of WTF and then the SS hen took the reigns of top bird even tho the cockrel...
I have purchased qty: 9 pullets (barred rock[6] and leghorn[3]) and one cockrel of unknown breed. These were introduced to my two hens from my original flock and start of chickenry, they are the last survivors from a flock of 12..
Within the first 2 days, there were no disasters or ruffled...
Good setup I'd say, should be bigger IMO. If you intend on keeping the chicks in there until 6weeks old, it won't be enough room those last couple weeks. I had the exact same items you do with similar size brooder and figured out quick they needed more space. Change out your shavings every 2...
I raised 10 chicks from day old to ~16 weeks old all together, all female of a couple different breeds. I introduced an adult (1yr old) rooster into the flock and I would like to see if anyone else has done something similar and what was the outcome.
I have had him in the flock for 2 weeks now...
Food.. everything is food to my dog. I picked her up off the side of the road in the sticks of farmland north Louisiana about 10yrs ago and she was not starving, but def not well fed, full of fleas/ticks, and dirty. She had to hunt for her food and prolly fought for it too. Anything that is not...