Separating rooster from hens while vacationing

[Sally PB]

I'm going to be in this situation in a few months. We'll be gone for about a week. I'm thinking of putting my roo in a large (about 10sf) dog crate in the run.

I had my "mean hen" in this set up for a few days (3-4?) when my littles were integrated last summer, and it helped the process along.

Perhaps I should give this a trial run with my roo..? Any thoughts, suggestions?

 

[Shadrach]

Well thank you for the unhelpful reply.

I have no plans of killing him, nor do I plan on breeding him. 99% of the time he is perfectly wonderful, and I like the protection he adds to my flock. Perhaps my initial wording was a bit dramatic (and I’ve since reworded), but he has never actually hurt a housesitter before. He just gets protective of his ladies, and I don’t find anything wrong with that.

Now if someone has any constructive advice, I would appreciate it! Back to the original question, would having him separate but right next to all his girls cause him stress?

Seriously, don't listen to all that don't breed him nonsense. Lots of people have had difficult roosters whose offspring were very easy going.
Don't listen to that kill the rooster mantra either.

One option is find someone who is confident and knowledgable about chickens to look after them. Not always easy I know from experience.
Seperating him from his hens will stress him out. If you must do it then your idea of putting a couple of his favourite hens in with him may help.
I don't think it will make much difference whether he can see his hens or not. He will be able to hear them.
Is it not possible to make an arrangement for feeding that wouldn't involve the chicken sitter coming into contact with any of the chickens?
He's a handsome looking chap.