What breed rooster is best?

[figsonwheels]

I currently have 5 White Leghorns, 6 Brown Leghorns, and a California White - all hens. They just started laying this week.

We're looking to get 6 more chicks, including Buff Orpingtons, New Hampshire Reds and Ameraucanas. We'd like to get one rooster. Of these breeds, which is the best rooster?

I guess another questions is, are these breeds all good together? We are going to keep the new chicks in a parallel pen for a few months before we put them together.

 

[WestKnollAmy]

Your NH Reds will be your more dominant breed probably in a pen with all these birds. I would not get a roo from this breed. They can be a bit much to handle.
I must say I like a Buff Orp roo very much but if you want to raise chicks and have some cool egg layers later on then I vote for a Ameraucana roo.
Even though you have the older hens I am betting they will get picked on more when the other group gets older. Unless you free range. That would help a lot.
Just mho.

 

[AHappychick]

if you can get an Araucana roo they seem to be the sweetest, at least I think so, but may other people think so too, they also, at leats mine also gets along with other roos! he is such a good boy, his name is Alabaster and can be seen on my page

 

[cgmccary]

In GENERAL, studies have shown that roosters from the egg laying breeds are supposed to be gentler than the breeds for meat production. Generally, Dual purpose breeds are somewhere in the middle & can be one way or the other.

 

[nicalandia]

stay with the araucan roo if you want more layers....plus they are not that big and wont put that much weight on the poors hen´s back...and blue/green eggs...you got a keeper..