How should I introduce rooster to my hens?

[SeaAngler]

Quarantined as in out of sight of hens?
BYC Medical Quarantine Article

Post a pic of him to judge age?
Knowing your coop and run dimensions, with pics, might help here.

He's been quarantined in sight of the hens I've even let them free range near him. Idk the coop and run dimensions right now but I will post them once I find out

 

[HumbleAmerican]

He hasn’t been quarantined then.

But, he appears plenty old enough to just dump him in with the hens.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

Beautiful bird BTW

 

[SeaAngler]

He looks bigger in the pictures lol also idk want breed he is?

 

[HumbleAmerican]

He looks similar to Rhode Island Red.

It’s not so much about size as age. His tail feathers cascading like they do I’d put him at 8 months old give or take.

If your hens hate him you can follow him to roost. He won’t up and leave. He will stay to the outskirts and charm or dominate aggressors one at a time until they are all under his wing. If they free range all the better. He will have plenty of room to evade vs fight.

I think you will be surprised how easy the flock takes to him though. Released one to my flock about that age and they almost all squatted at the sight of him.

 

[HumbleAmerican]

How’d the intro go?

 

[SeaAngler]

How’d the intro go?

Good it went smoothly they did have a little scuffle and he did not know how to get of the roost lol he's still chasing the girls around

 

[HumbleAmerican]

Sounds like he figured it out!