My 4 hens and a WILD rooster

[Byutfl]

I am a owner of 4 Wyandotte hens and I live in a rainforest on the Big Island of Hawaii. They're free ranged and laying eggs every day. I "found" a young wild rooster, who has decided to stay in my backyard WITH my hens. The question is this...are my hens SAFE? What about possible bugs that this rooster might have? What if my hens get pregnant, can I still eat their eggs?
Right now, my hens are tolerating him but when he gets near their food, they all rush him! Please help and Mahalo in advance

 

[DobieLover]

I am a owner of 4 Wyandotte hens and I live in a rainforest on the Big Island of Hawaii. They're free ranged and laying eggs every day. I "found" a young wild rooster, who has decided to stay in my backyard WITH my hens. The question is this...are my hens SAFE? What about possible bugs that this rooster might have? What if my hens get pregnant, can I still eat their eggs?
Right now, my hens are tolerating him but when he gets near their food, they all rush him! Please help and Mahalo in advance

Can you get pictures of this boy?
If your hens are putting the run on him, he may be a young cockerel. How old are your hens?
Where does he stay at night? Does he try to roost with your hens? If he does, grab him off the roost when it's dark out and examine him using a head lamp. Look him over well for any obvious issues. He's already been around your birds so quarantining him isn't going to help any. If he looks healthy and is parasite free and you want him, let him work his way into your flock.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Also hens don't get pregnant. The eggs get fertilized. Fertile eggs are perfectly fine to eat (and you've probably eaten them before without knowing) but you should pick them up daily and refrigerate if it's ever hot in the house, to prevent embryos from starting to develop.

 

[Byutfl]

So...my hens are 1 1/2 years old and, I know that this rooster is young. I managed to kick it out of my backyard... I have gates on either side of my house and it can't figure out HOW to get BACK in my backyard...so..for now, he comes periodically but, is wild & free.
Mahalo for taking the time to answer

 

[Mrs. K]

I too, would let them work this out and not worry about it, but I like having a rooster.

 

[Byutfl]

Can you get pictures of this boy?
If your hens are putting the run on him, he may be a young cockerel. How old are your hens?
Where does he stay at night? Does he try to roost with your hens? If he does, grab him off the roost when it's dark out and examine him using a head lamp. Look him over well for any obvious issues. He's already been around your birds so quarantining him isn't going to help any. If he looks healthy and is parasite free and you want him, let him work his way into your flock.

Finally got a couple of pictures of the rooster.

 

[Byutfl]

 

[Byutfl]

Finally got a couple of pictures of the rooster.View attachment 2850826

I think that he sleeps somewhere in the next property, it's not owned by anyone, no house, just a lot of bushes, trees, weeds. My hens are a year and a half. Would you know what breed is he?

 

[3KillerBs]

Would you know what breed is he?

Game mix, maybe?

 

[EEforMe]

Would you know what breed is he?

I always just assume that the chickens in Hawaii are red jungle fowl and everything else that survives in the wild mixes