Introducing New Rooster

[IwuvMyChickens]

Hello! I currently have 14 hens. We are getting a new rooster today for protection after sadly my other one died. I'm so excited I love chickens so I want to do what's best in how I introduce him. My chickens free range then get put in the coop at night, we are getting him tonight, therefore the hens will be put up when I get back. So when I get home would it be best to just put him in the coop with the other hens for the night then check in the morning? Thank you!

 

[GodLovesU]

Do you have a way you could contain him, such as a small dog kennel? Is he older than the hens?

 

[FrostRanger]

Before you start introducing him, I would quarantine him as far as possible for a month. Even a seemingly healthy bird could be sick and the stress of a new home can cause a bird to fall ill as well

After that you can place him in a dog crate in the run for a few days or if he's a mature rooster you can probably get away with just putting him in during the day, it's often much easier to introduce a mature rooster to an all hen flock than another hen, especially since they're used to having a rooster around