New rooster and mating behavior

[Chickycammy]

I have a Silkie roo that I've put in with my EE hens. He seems to be happy but he has the hardest time mating. They're just a tiny too tall for him. Today I saw he finally seemed to have gotten one of the hens. He was so proud. My question is if he'll make a good roo for them or do they need a bigger protector and also is there a chance for some hybrids? I do plan on incubating some of the eggs in the future but I'm not sure how long he needs to be with the girls to get some chicks.

Thanks!

 

[sourland]

The greatest protection most roosters provide is as a warning system. 3 days after mating, eggs should be fertile.

 

[FrostRanger]

He'll be just fine, as sourland said, roosters mainly just sound the alarm. Yes, occasionally a rooster will attempt to fight or even more rarely kill a predator but those incidents are the exception rather than the rule. If he's a gentleman and the girls love him than I see little reason to replace him

 

[Chickycammy]

The greatest protection most roosters provide is as a warning system. 3 days after mating, eggs should be fertile.

He'll be just fine, as sourland said, roosters mainly just sound the alarm. Yes, occasionally a rooster will attempt to fight or even more rarely kill a predator but those incidents are the exception rather than the rule. If he's a gentleman and the girls love him than I see little reason to replace him

Thank you both! I'll leave him with his new flock.

I was worried cause he's so small and most of my roosters are bigger birds and seem very good at protection. One even beat the crap out of a raccoon.