Got a Rooster. But not sure?

[Pure Poultry]

Is it normal for a new rooster and hens to be slightly aggressive with each other? The ones that are aggressive are the dominant hens. Is it normal for the rooster to be a little seperate from the hens?

 

[sourland]

The dominant hens are treating him as they would treat any stranger in the flock. The more mature the rooster the sooner he will become the boss.

 

[parasapper]

 

[parasapper]

Rooster or hen? About 16 weeks old.

 

[parasapper]

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[Pure Poultry]

Rooster or hen? About 16 weeks old.

If your asking me If that picture is a rooster or hen, then I would say hen, but if your asking me who is being aggressive then a bit of both.

 

[sourland]

I see no cockerels in any of your pictures.

 

[Pure Poultry]

The dominant hens are treating him as they would treat any stranger in the flock.  The more mature the rooster the sooner he will become the boss.

So you reckon the longer he is here the better he will get. Whenever one of the dominant hens gets close to him he just runs away.

 

[Pure Poultry]

The problems is not only are the hens being aggressive towards him but whenever the dominant hens get close to him, he just up and runs away. It's like they are higher in the pecking order than he is?

 

[aart]

The problems is not only are the hens being aggressive towards him but whenever the dominant hens get close to him, he just up and runs away. It's like they are higher in the pecking order than he is?

How old are all the birds in question and were some of them (which ones?) just added to the flock?