Aggressive rooster

[polishchickenmama]

Hi everyone, I have a small flock of 5. For back story I got my polish rooster a year ago, he's about a year and 4 months old. When I got him I had to nurse him back to health from what his last flock did. Because of that I didn't rush getting him any friends, I waited until we were all ready. This may I got him a few girls, we ended up with 4 hens. At first everything was okay. We very very slowly introduced everyone. The girls are now 16 weeks. I've noticed over about the last 2 weeks he's been aggressive with them, sometimes over food sometimes over me, when this happens we just separate for a bit or put him in "air jail"(football style hold him) they all have more than enough space, and fresh food water grit and treats on the side. They have a big run with vertical space and a cozy coop as well, I'm not really sure what to do. He also just yells and yells until I come see him, I've tried to slowly visit him less to see if that helps but it really hasn't. He's pretty small so he doesn't hurt them, they have no injuries or anything they're just kinda skittish around him. Any advice?? TIA

 

[Logar]

When you say ‘more than enough space’, how much is that?

Just keep an eye on him. If he is not hurting them or going after you, just keep doing what you are. He hasn’t had any flock mates for a while it sounds like so it may to a bit for him to get used to it

 

[polishchickenmama]

When you say ‘more than enough space’, how much is that?

Just keep an eye on him. If he is not hurting them or going after you, just keep doing what you are. He hasn’t had any flock mates for a while it sounds like so it may to a bit for him to get used to it

They have a 10ft x 10ft run and a 3ft by 8ft coop, and they have some shelves for vertical space too