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Roosters mounting CHICKS is abnormal. They typically ignore them. Some of the better ones assist in raising them and definitely bond with them. I've never seen a rooster, or a cockerel, attempt to mount a chick. A chick as in less than 6 weeks old. The youngest pullet I've seen that a cockerel...

I wouldn't separate the chicks. Mom has integrated them into the flock. It's normal for her to wean them. They are on their own now and need to figure out their place in the flock. If you remove them, they can't do that. How large is your coop and run? Do you have enough space for the new...

How many hens do you have? How old are the hens and the rooster? Is the rooster their father? Are you certain he's trying to mate a chick and wasn't just herding it or otherwise controlling it? You wrote "wanting to mate" not "mate". What makes you think he was actually trying to mate with a...