So I got 4 new chickens yesterday, there all 14-16 weeks old and the breeder said i was safer getting a rooster next year as if I put a mature rooster in with them he would probably kill them . We're going to get more chickens in a few weeks and I was just wondering should i get an unmature rooster about 16 weeks old?
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and Welcome To BYC! X2, you'd don't want to add a mature rooster to a flock of young pullets, and you don't need a rooster unless you want fertile eggs. At 14-16 weeks if you get more chickens, even if they are the same age in a few weeks you will have to add them to the flock gradually. There is a nice article in the Learning Center on adding chickens to your flock. 
