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Hello all,
Thank you for all the kind suggestions.
The friend with the Roo is living in the city and he started becoming noisy as he is maturing. Her neighbors are complaining as Roos aren’t allowed in her city. She is out of options for the Roo so he is in more need of a home than the bantam and I agreed to take him once the coop is built.

We will pass on the bantam as she is at least in an established flock and not getting kicked out of her home. We would also not want to cause her more harm by moving her to a more stressful environment.

We still on the hunt for some sturdy gals!

(Above is a picture of the Roo,
Harvey Dent)
 
NoNameFarm said:
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Hello all,
Thank you for all the kind suggestions.
The friend with the Roo is living in the city and he started becoming noisy as he is maturing. Her neighbors are complaining as Roos aren’t allowed in her city. She is out of options for the Roo so he is in more need of a home than the bantam and I agreed to take him once the coop is built.

We will pass on the bantam as she is at least in an established flock and not getting kicked out of her home. We would also not want to cause her more harm by moving her to a more stressful environment.

We still on the hunt for some sturdy gals!

(Above is a picture of the Roo,
Harvey Dent)
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What a good looking guy!
 
NoNameFarm said:
Hello all,
We just bought a hobby farm. We weren't planning on getting chickens until next year but a friend of mine needs to rehome her rooster. Hes approx 1 yr old Orpington. He is apparently friendly and disease free. So we agreed to take the rooster friend.
Here's my dilemma

1: Getting him some hens: I have someone that wants to give me a 1 yr old Bantam hen (she is being picked on by 5 Barred Rock hens). Is this a good idea?

2: Introductions: I've read a bunch on how to introduce new chickens to an existing flock but there isn't much info on introducing two single birds to each other. Is it the same principle? Quarantine for a week or two, then introduce visually for a week-ish, then introduce physically (+/- at night)?

3: If I can't get some more hens right away will the Rooster and the Bantam hen be okay until I can get some chicks and raise them in the Spring?

Go easy on us, we are new.
Thanks in advance for the suggestions!
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Hey there, newbie. I'm fairly new too. So, where about in this country are you located? I'm in Savannah, Ga and have a few too many Orpingtons for my taste, accidentally have 5 Orp roos in a pen together for safekeeping, till I figure out where to put them. And I have quite a few of their sister pullets too young to lay yet - thought maybe I could help you out if you were close enough.
 
Ok. So I started out with chicks and got one roo in the bunch as I wasn’t planning on it. It was supposed to be a bantam but is Brahma. Every chicken owner that comes to the house laughs he is so LARGE. I will say that them being raised together made it much easier. My bantam silver sebright handles him just fine as he just walks over her, she spreads her wings and it is one of the easiest matings I have ever seen. The larger hens he stands on their wings and does his business. But her he just walks over and is done and walks off. I am not sure that is normal as my neighbors say I have a strange flock and they always laugh at me when all 10 of them follow me and listen to everything I say. Even when I Point my finger they’ll change to the direction I am pointing for their treats. So that being said, I would want them (definitely more than one, Roos are very busy boys) raised together unless you have a way of keeping them separate.
Good luck and welcome aboard.
 
N F C said:
What a good looking guy!
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You are so straight-up with that Dorking. He is a handsome fellow if ever I saw one. My one-eyed rescue is named Mister Mister. He's very aggressive - so much so we had to separate him from the Dorking female (Mrs. D.). We will certainly be glad to get more of them to create a decent flock of heritage birds. Mrs. D. is so docile and loving, but Mister Mister is a real cluck, even after removing 3-inch spurs from him. Wishing you well with yours.
 
CatWhisperer said:
There are so many Roos out there that need good homes. Is there any way you can start a bachelor flock and keep the bantam pullet an any others you acquire separate?
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Good advice. In fact, that's what I did with five, yes five Orp roos that "accidentally" got mixed with their sister pullets I purchased from an "experienced" breeder here. She wouldn't trade them back for pullets. Now that they've grown some, I've relocated them together in their own bachelor pad till Spring. Imagine the 4 a.m. wake up alarms - since I also have other roos that are crowing age. What's as Mother Clucker to do?
 
Jac Jac said:
Hey there, newbie. I'm fairly new too. So, where about in this country are you located? I'm in Savannah, Ga and have a few too many Orpingtons for my taste, accidentally have 5 Orp roos in a pen together for safekeeping, till I figure out where to put them. And I have quite a few of their sister pullets too young to lay yet - thought maybe I could help you out if you were close enough.
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Thank you for offering help! Unfortunately I am in south east Pennsylvania
 

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