So little update - I had him in his small pen next to the hen run for 3 days. He was pacing up and down today and scratching at the fence. Since I was out there cleaning I put him in with just the hens for a bit and there was no sign of aggression from ether of them. Then I put the chicks in...
Thanks everyone. I'll make his space a little better tomorrow. I have a 8ftx4ft large dog chain link kennel that I will set up. The current run I have for the hens is only 12x12. This week will start the construction on a new 8x12 2 level coop and fencing in a 35ft x 20ft area for them.
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I have to ask again the breed but he is pretty. Chicks are 8 weeks so half the age. Currently his mini run is attached the side of the current run so he can see the hens. Tomorrow I'm going to try to get something bigger for him.
So my neighbor gave us 4 adult hens (one died), then I got 6 chicks. Chicks were easy to separate and ease them in with the older hens (they won't use the coop yet though).
Today while browsing a local chicken trade group someone right next to my friend had a 4 month old roo that was slated...