My very limited rooster experience would say that he'll hold his own. My rooster was only about 22 weeks when he started jumping into a coop area with an older flock which includes a nasty Barred Rock hen. He promptly laid down the law and now I can't keep him out of there. He's close to...
I ended up with a rooster when my flock of 12 RIR chicks matured. I decided to keep him, despite it being against city ordinance (so far, no neighbor complaints or problems with The Law). I like having a rooster because he keeps the hens in line. I haven't had the hen-on-hen aggression I've...