Introducing New ROO to 5 hens

Is it possible to have a rooster in his own little ark and run, right beside my current ark and run (which houses the 4 girls) permanently? Then maybe letting them mingle when I'd like fertilized eggs? Or is that cruel?

My 4 girls were hatched together and are extremely close to one another. Absolutely no abuse to one another. I am terribly worried that if I introduce this rooster it will REALLY upset the 4 girls, potentially start some pecking issues etc.
 
I think the recommendation for quarantine is at least 2 weeks, but preferably 30 days. You'd be looking for anything abnormal. Make sure he is eating, drinking, and poo-ing normally. Also watch closely for respiratory symptoms like wheezing, gurgling, or sneezing.

Check to make sure his weight is okay as well. The sick ones I had were very underweight for their size.

You also want to check any new birds over for creepy crawlies like mites or lice and treat for those things if they have them.
 
My question is how far apart they should be during the quarantine. We've been offered six or seven 'meat birds.' and I don't have room in my existing coop anyway, and I have no idea whether they are cornish X, Freedom Rangers, or just extra heavy roosters he doesn't want to keep (dh's boss said his BIL had some he wanted to get rid of. We'll have to call and talk to George and I'll have to cobble together a minicoop and run pretty quick here.) So, can I leave their coop and run in the main free-range area, or do I need to separate them completely? My free-range area is not in the main part of the yard, so I could put them there for a few weeks.
 
I am new to chickens and probably went about this all wrong BUT I got my rooster (Hoss) first. I made a hutch type cage and kept him in my fenced in backyard while I brooded the 21 chicks. Once the coop and fenced/covered front run were finished the girls were about 6 weeks and out they went.

Previously to me putting the girls out, there was an incident where something tried to get Hoss and he was gone and I thought dead. Well I heard him the next morning and pulled him from a tree. Since then he has NOT wanted to go back into his hutch. He will jump the 4 foot fence in my yard and amble around then put himself in that tree. We then have to pluck him off the tree and lock him up. No fun! Once the girls went out in the coop Hoss would stop by and sweet talk the little girls then toodle off to bed in his tree.

On Monday Hoss decided to go visit the girls at lunch time instead of bedtime and I couldn't go to work and leave him outside the fenced in yard. So he has been out with the girls since Monday the 11th and everyone seems to be doing well. A few pecking incidents that pulled a beakful of feathers out of the girls. I checked their back and there was no blood or obvious bald spots and they seemed unhurt. More surprised. As I was.

So after a long story, I would keep a new roo away from the girls and evaluate his temperment a bit then introduce them through a fenced enclosure. If you can lock him up on his own at first that would good as well.

Good luck.
 
Just say "Mr. Roo, these are the ladies. Ladies, this is Mr. Roo."

J/K
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