Large roosters

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Abesinger

In the Brooder
May 31, 2015
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them biggies! Out of this list who is the most docile bird. Story's and first hand knowledge would be great!

Buff orp roo
Brahma roo
Jersey giant roo
Dark Cornish roo
Cochin roo
 
The only one I can say I've had experience with is the brahma, and he was a sweet bird. I have his grandson as my flock rooster now - also a very docile bird. He's a mix, but still very respectful of me, and is good with the hens.
 
I have two buff Orpington roosters, they take decent care of their ladies, they never bother me, I find them pretty, though both have lost the points on their combs last winter due to frostbite.
 
I had a dark brahma mix, my first cockbird and purchased as a 2 year old.
He was Mr. Mellow, when I got a different one for breeding I gave him to another flock, he was too well behaved to eat.
 
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My buff roo is 4 1/2mos and can be a little booger at times, but he's a great protector of his girls. They all crowd around him at night to sleep right now.

Here is a pic I took of him last week:
 
chickmomma03 said:
My buff roo is 4 1/2mos and can be a little booger at times, but he's a great protector of his girls. They all crowd around him at night to sleep right now.

Here is a pic I took of him last week:
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Gotta wait until they are 9-12 months old to make a true behavior assessment.....
...his testosterone is probably barely flowing yet.
Looks like a good start tho.
 
Quote: I figured lol. He's a little bugger sometimes though. He will do this little foot shake, puff his feathers, flap his wings, and give me a bit of an attitude. Like dealing with a teen haha.
 
I have a hatchery Dark Cornish. He was raised in a grow-out pen until he was almost a year old, with a head rooster and some mature hens he wasn't allowed to touch. When I put him in the breeding pen with his 3 ladies, there was a learning curve for him. He wasn't especially gentle with the hens at first, he was too hormonal...but he did always call them for treats. It's been a few months now and the ladies dote on him and squat willingly. He shares his pen with 6 pullets one of his hens brooded. they're not quite 3 months old and he mostly ignores them, occasionally calls them for treats. He's never, ever made an aggressive move toward me.
 
donrae said:
I have a hatchery Dark Cornish. He was raised in a grow-out pen until he was almost a year old,  with a head rooster and some mature hens he wasn't allowed to touch. When I put him in the breeding pen with his 3 ladies, there was a learning curve for him. He wasn't especially gentle with the hens at first, he was too hormonal...but he did always call them for treats. It's been a few months now and the ladies dote on him and squat willingly. He shares his pen with 6 pullets one of his hens brooded. they're not quite 3 months old and he mostly ignores them, occasionally calls them for treats. He's never, ever made an aggressive move toward me.
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That's awesome! I've only have heard great things about dark cornish
 

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