Well I got the rooster last night and now he is in a small coop close to the big coop where my free range rir chickens live. Maybe he will get used to seeing them and then when I actually put him with them it will be a lot easier
I HAVE BEEN READING LATELY ABOUT FREEDON RANGERS AND HOW ACT MORE LIKE A NORMAL CHICKEN. I RAISED SOME CORNISH CROSS BUT DIDNT LIKE THE WAY THEY DIDNT ACT LIKE NORMAL CHICKEN IN THE SENCE THEY JUST EAT AND POOP AND DONT MOVE AROUND MUCH. I REALIZE THE CORNISH CROSS REACHES THEIR BUTCH WEIGHT...
ONE WAY TO TELL IF A CHICKEN SHOULD BE LAYING IS THE COMB ON TOP THEIR HEAD WILL NOT BE BRIGHT RED ANY LONGER AND ALSO THE LEGS WILL BE YELLOW AND ROUGH LOOKING I HAVE SEVERAL BARRED ROCKS 5 TO 6 YEARS OLD NOW THAT LOOK THAT WAY AND THEY ARE NOT LAYING. MY OLD CHICKENS STAY OUT FREE RANGING...
I PUT A LIGHT IN EACH OF MY COOPS FOR THE WINTER TO HELP KEEP THEM LAYING. I USE COUNTRY ROAD LAYER FEED FROM RURAL KING PLUS SCRATCH FROM A LOCAL FARM IN MY AREA WHICH CONSISTS OF CORN OATS AND WHEAT