Well, we ended up going a different way and are getting point of lay/working. We didn't know a rooster was going to hatch, we were just going by the fact that in the hatch they couldn't get all girls and if they did it'd be pretty bloody lucky.
So, I’ve organised for an Austalorp rooster. He’s hatching soon and I’m getting a hen as well. I’ve got 5 other hens. 4 ISA Browns and a New Hampshire x Australorp. Will the rooster be alright to mate with the ISA Browns? And if he is what kind of chook should I get (layer, meat or dual)? Or do...