I agree! I'm hoping to have him a good long while. Although all his eggs from here on out will be mixed breed, I hope when I eventually hatch they'll have his speckling.
So I integrated him yesterday since he seemed to be not acting all crazy and no apparent diseases and I was home from work. He took to them well and the hens seem to really like him. I got two eggs today. He is very laid back but cautious. I haven't seen him mount any of the hens yet but I'm...
Coworker asked if I needed a rooster after hearing I got a small flock, I said yes. He hatched him himself. Told me he's a speckled Sussex, I saw his father, and he's a big boy. Doing an isolation period for a time and going to introduce him to the hens.