The interesting thing here is that HeiJ never saw his dad. HeiHei had a senior roo to learn from, but his son has never seen another adult rooster. Considering how well his son acts, I can't help wondering if some of HeiHei's teenage behavior was a response to the senior roo.
It is an interesting thought. Do any aggression genes correlate with flighyness in hens, or with standoffishness, or with some other trait? There are aggressive hens, but how does that correlate?
I know that because of my goals I won't be breeding any hens that are aggressive toward chicks.
I...
Just a weird thought. Tell me what you think.
I had a Black Jersey Giant cockerel. Highly intelligent, attentive, observant. Once he got past the randy teenager stage he was a perfect roo.
I gave him to my sister to watch her flock of RIRs, since I already had a roo. She named him HeiHei. He...