Helping a rooster get used to his house

[BDutch]

In winter when its cold you’re flock to have in the future, is probably committed to the coop for a couple of months. So they really need quite some indoor space . And for you its convenient to have the possibility to clean from the inside this time of the year. Meaning you need some kind of shed /hen house.

I recommend to read a couple of articles about keeping chickens in winter. And articles about coop and run sizes, (To build one or altering a shed into a henhouse.

 

[Dm3223]

Yeah fair enough, I would want them to have a nice life with lots of space too. Do you think if I added a replica of the one I have connected to it that would be big enough for a crew of 4?
I’m over in Can

In winter when its cold you’re flock to have in the future, is probably committed to the coop for a couple of months. So they really need quite some indoor space . And for you its convenient to have the possibility to clean from the inside this time of the year. Meaning you need some kind of shed /hen house.

I recommend to read a couple of articles about keeping chickens in winter. And articles about coop and run sizes, (To build one or altering a shed into a henhouse.

Thanks for all your advice bdutch

 

[Dm3223]

To answer your drake with chicken hens question is that yes, they should not be kept with them because their anatomy is different then a rooster and if they try to mate with a chicken they can cause injury or death.

Thanks for the response. They can still roam the same acreage together though right? I assume you mean just not housed together?

 

[Isadora]

Thanks for the response. They can still roam the same acreage together though right? I assume you mean just not housed together?

Usually it's not a problem if the Drake has his own girls since flocks typically stick together. It's not a guaranteed thing but separate housing is huge.

 

[3KillerBs]

Yeah fair enough, I would want them to have a nice life with lots of space too. Do you think if I added a replica of the one I have connected to it that would be big enough for a crew of 4?
I’m over in Canada

Welcome to BYC. Where, in general, are you located? Climate matters, especially when it comes to housing.

You've gotten good advice so far so I'm going to give you some information you might not know you needed.

For each adult, standard-sized hen you need:

• 4 square feet in the coop (.37 square meters)
• 10 square feet in the run (.93 square meters),
• 1 linear foot of roost (.3 meters),
• 1/4 of a nest box,
• And 1 square foot (.09 square meters) of permanent, 24/7/365 ventilation, preferably located over the birds' heads when they're sitting on the roost.

So that you can see what that looks like, this coop was designed specifically to meet the minimums for a flock of 4: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-little-monitor-coop.76275/

I agree that your very handsome rooster would be happier with some ladies of his own. Here is some information about integration:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/introducing-new-chickens-using-the-“see-but-don’t-touch”-method.67839/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/adding-to-your-flock.47756/

Buying adult hens can be a gamble, but raising chicks is fairly time-consuming -- being about 5-7 months before they mature and start laying. If you can get Point-of-lay pullets it might be your best bet because they'd be still young and without the sort of issues that make people get rid of adult hens but close to maturity.