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Depends on your definition of protection. The hens usually depend on the males for warning calls. That's how they protect. If a hen is caught by a predator, the male will step in, but sometimes at the expense of his own life

That to me sounds like the neighbor and the owner had some preexisting problems. It is also interesting how the neighbors are woken up by the crows while we aren't, and the roosters obviously crow much closer to us

This isn't really a good analogy. In your case, you're using an instrument that can be picked up and put down any time during the day. Playing said instrument is a conscious decision. A rooster crowing is not. You could say that the conscious decision is when purchasing the rooster in the first...

Yes. That's another thing a good male should do. @Shadrach has written an amazing article around this topic, which also includes the egg song. A good (and sometimes experienced) male will recommend nesting sites to the hens, lead them from and away the nests, and guard them if need be

Depends. Will he be interacting with little kids? If yes,

Loss of feathers hurt the keeper more than the hens. The attack is not though

I wouldn't bet my money on a rooster protecting the flock. In fact, 9 times out of ten, the rooster is going to end up dead by standing up to a canid, or most predators really. The rooster's job is to keep an eye out for predators and sound warning calls way before the hens do, which gives the...

The rooster/male being a flock protector is slightly...flawed in my opinion. A good male will absolutely protect the from from predators, but not in the sense of standing in between the hens and the predators in question, that's just a waste of a lovely rooster. The way they protect the flock is...