Will they get hurt?

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

My mom put a large english orpington rooster in with my laying flock (they’ve never been real rooster) my problem is that I didn’t need want a rooster in there and i’m worried he will crush my hens. I have some really tiny hens in there that are about Silkie size I really don’t think they will be able to support his weight. The hens are maybe 2 pounds 3 pound max and he’s aleast 9-10.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My mom put a large english orpington rooster in with my laying flock (they’ve never been real rooster) my problem is that I didn’t need want a rooster in there and i’m worried he will crush my hens. I have some really tiny hens in there that are about Silkie size I really don’t think they will be able to support his weight. The hens are maybe 2 pounds 3 pound max and he’s aleast 9-10.

What breeds are your hens?
How old are they?

You got photos?
How much space do you have, do the hens have perches/obstacles to be able to get clear of the rooster?
How old is he?

Hard to know if they will get hurt or not. If he's a good boy and then hens are agreeable (not struggling) that will reduce the chances of getting hurt. I too would be concerned about the size difference, though some folks may not.
Orpingtons can be quite large, I had a nice big boy several years ago, but the hens were large too.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

What breeds are your hens?
How old are they?

You got photos?
How much space do you have, do the hens have perches/obstacles to be able to get clear of the rooster?
How old is he?

Hard to know if they will get hurt or not. If he's a good boy and then hens are agreeable (not struggling) that will reduce the chances of getting hurt. I too would be concerned about the size difference, though some folks may not.
Orpingtons can be quite large, I had a nice big boy several years ago, but the hens were large too.

The pullets are black sex links buff orpingtons leghorns (the silver leghorns are super tiny) and a few others. I have photos of the pullets but not the rooster. He’s a year old. They do have spot to get away from him. I just really wish I didn’t need have a rooster in with them since I am not interested in hatching from this pen (some have genetic defaults)

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

The pullets are black sex links buff orpingtons leghorns (the silver leghorns are super tiny) and a few others. I have photos of the pullets but not the rooster. He’s a year old. They do have spot to get away from him. I just really wish I didn’t need have a rooster in with them since I am not interested in hatching from this pen (some have genetic defaults)

The pullets were bought at TSC in march.

 

[DobieLover]

The pullets are black sex links buff orpingtons leghorns (the silver leghorns are super tiny) and a few others. I have photos of the pullets but not the rooster. He’s a year old. They do have spot to get away from him. I just really wish I didn’t need have a rooster in with them since I am not interested in hatching from this pen (some have genetic defaults)

Honestly, I'd be more concerned with the rooster you already have in there. He looks small and the two boys are guaranteed to fight in that relatively small space and likely to seriously injury one another.

I've read of LF roosters breeding bantam hens without injury. How seasoned the rooster was would be a valid question.

If a pullet submits, she squats down on the ground so she does not have to bear the full weight of the rooster with her legs.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

Honestly, I'd be more concerned with the rooster you already have in there. He looks small and the two boys are guaranteed to fight in that relatively small space.

It’s 3 runs put together and I am worriedly about them too but she won’t let me remove/rehome him.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

It’s 3 runs put together and I am worriedly about them too but she won’t let me remove/rehome him.

I have a Serama and an OEGB cockerel in there.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The pullets are black sex links buff orpingtons leghorns (the silver leghorns are super tiny) and a few others. I have photos of the pullets but not the rooster. He’s a year old. They do have spot to get away from him. I just really wish I didn’t need have a rooster in with them since I am not interested in hatching from this pen (some have genetic defaults)

I agree with @DobieLover I just saw that rooster in your photo, I would be concerned about the 2 being in the same space.
You have BSL and BO pullets - once they mature, they should be able to handle a large rooster. The Leghorns maybe not so much. I did keep a Leghorn with my large BO rooster, but he was not interested so I never saw him mate her. I had another very large BR rooster though that hated her and tried to kill her every chance he got (he's not around any more).
A LOT depends on his temperament, some are gentle, some are not - it's a gamble/wait and see sort of thing.

If you really don't want the rooster in with these pullets, do you have separate housing he can go into? He may be absolutely fine once he's acclimated with the pullets - monitor him closely though. I LOVE roosters so am a bit biased and give them every chance. I will house them separate for periods of time if needed and then retry things, change things up, but at the end of the day, the hens/pullets deserve protection. (The rooster deserves fair treatment as well)

 

[DobieLover]

but at the end of the day, the hens/pullets deserve protection.

And so do the roosters!
I can't imagine bringing in a sexually mature male into a flock with a resident male. And in that type of enclosure. It's a recipe for disaster.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I agree with @DobieLover I just saw that rooster in your photo, I would be concerned about the 2 being in the same space.
You have BSL and BO pullets - once they mature, they should be able to handle a large rooster. The Leghorns maybe not so much. I did keep a Leghorn with my large BO rooster, but he was not interested so I never saw him mate her. I had another very large BR rooster though that hated her and tried to kill her every chance he got (he's not around any more).
A LOT depends on his temperament, some are gentle, some are not - it's a gamble/wait and see sort of thing.

If you really don't want the rooster in with these pullets, do you have separate housing he can go into? He may be absolutely fine once he's acclimated with the pullets - monitor him closely though. I LOVE roosters so am a bit biased and give them every chance. I will house them separate for periods of time if needed and then retry things, change things up, but at the end of the day, the hens/pullets deserve protection.

I had him separated I regret buying him since I didn’t really need him. But she threw him into the pen (he did go through quarantine) I want to rehome him but she won’t let me. I love roosters but there’s a lot of reasons I didn’t have one in my laying flock.