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I also forgot to mention that the rooster will duck his head and do a little dance when the hens get close to him. I thought maybe this was just him showing them he's the boss, but is this a bad sign for you more experienced folks?

Here he is the first day he wondered over. The Buff Orpington is ours, and she's the sweetest of them all. Not sure of the breed of the white hen. She also wondered over from the neighbor's yard.

This is exactly what I want to avoid. I am going to run and check on them before I leave for work, and if the hens seem to be distancing themselves, I'll probably kick him back out of the coop until I can supervise more closely. Also, I am not against finding him a new home, I just didn't...

I am looking for a little advice on what to do with a rooster that has wondered into our yard from our neighbor's flock. The neighbors are very new to the scene and ended up with 3 roosters in their first flock (3 months old). They're still learning how to take care of their chickens, so 3...