Mean white leghorn rooster

I think so.  But it's not a guarantee.  I've got some real sweet cuddle Jersey Giant roos.  You could always check your Craig's list, people are always rehoming spare roos, and meet the roo in person before you take him home.

Or you can try this, worked for several other roos I had;  get some heavy clothes and gloves on.  When he comes at you, walk right into him, and continue to walk into him all around the yard, moving him along by a nudge of your foot.  Do this for 10 minutes a day.  When your out with the chickens, do this.  And do not let him eat, drink, or romance in your sight, just nudge him away from anything HE decides to do.  This method has made sweeties out of the ones I've done.  When the roo starts standing and looking at you, like what's next?, you are winning.  You must be alpha roo, without starting a fight.  If you back away from him, you lose.  Being alpha roo means that you can tell him what he can and cannot do in a language he understands.

Please let me know if you do it and what results you get.
Karen

I just wanted to say that I have used the method described in the post before mine.  It has worked well for me with three roosters.  The roosters all walk around like they own the farm.  That is until I go outside.  I just keep walking towards them, and they step to the side.  My youngest rooster is part white leghorn, and boy is he mean.  But not to me...  I just don't stop moving towards him.  Everyone who watches me do this, can't believe the way the roosters respond.  The main thing for me is to keep constant eye contact with the rooster, and walk like I'm "The Man" !! (for me, woman)    Just a note to add, the roosters will start in with my kids from time to time.  It's like the roosters can sense that the kids have a little bit of fear of them.  So, I always keep a watchful eye.  Or, if the roosters try to act up, they get caged for a few days !!

My experience around white leghorn roosters is that as a breed they tend to be pretty aggressive.  Roosters around kids is a bad scenario.  It only takes one flogging around the face for an irreperable accident to take place.  Roosters are easily replaced.  Why keep an aggressive one?  The answer "for breeding" is not a good one since like begets like.  A mean rooster's sons will very likely be mean also.

You could also get yourself a silkie roo.  They might flog, but it's laughable-(ankle biters)

I have some significant experience with chickens. I don't have a farm or anything, I like to keep them at my home in the city. I have had 2 white leghorn roosters (many years apart) and both of them have been extremely aggressive. This has led me to believe that it's got something to do with the breed. Both of mine grew up from the painted, commercially sold chicks that I bought. Both of them grew up with me, alone and were given extra attention. The reason why I say it's because of the breed is the way both of them behaved which was exactly the same. They started fighting with my shoe when taunted with, at a very early age (barely started crowing). They started attacking house-maids and strangers...showing a very territorial nature. And another bizarre trait that both of had was to attack shoes (whether they were worn on the feet or lying around) and then "hump" them! Has anyone else had the same problem? Yes, they actually try to mate with the shoe and even leave their thing behind. My first one used to do that, then I got him a hen, he mated with the hen (a lot) as well, the hen laid dozens of eggs and had dozens of chicks too. But that didn't subdue his aggressiveness even a bit, nor did he stop trying to mate with the shoes. One thing someone mentioned above...his aggressiveness did not pass onto his kids. Although they were a mixed breed, his chicks grew up to be the most civilized roosters ever (since they were not 100% white leghorns). The one I have right now, is alone. He doesn't have any hens. He is mad about shoes lol! and is extremely aggressive with everyone except me...attacks them like they're out to get him. He doesn't really attack me (except for the shoes that I wear) and is extremely close to me. He loves getting into my lap and eating from my hand. He can get extremely hyper but never violent with me. This one was brought up with even more care and attention. He does think he's king of the place but knows his place with me (I think as a friend/motherly figure...even though I'm a guy) and he's just adorable to me, no matter how aggressive he gets with people :D

X2, this is really solid advice.  If he doesn't respond to this, stewpot him.  He's just an annoying freeloading jerk that makes your property less enjoyable to you. 
 

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Originally Posted by seminolewind 

I think so.  But it's not a guarantee.  I've got some real sweet cuddle Jersey Giant roos.  You could always check your Craig's list, people are always rehoming spare roos, and meet the roo in person before you take him home.

Or you can try this, worked for several other roos I had;  get some heavy clothes and gloves on.  When he comes at you, walk right into him, and continue to walk into him all around the yard, moving him along by a nudge of your foot.  Do this for 10 minutes a day.  When your out with the chickens, do this.  And do not let him eat, drink, or romance in your sight, just nudge him away from anything HE decides to do.  This method has made sweeties out of the ones I've done.  When the roo starts standing and looking at you, like what's next?, you are winning.  You must be alpha roo, without starting a fight.  If you back away from him, you lose.  Being alpha roo means that you can tell him what he can and cannot do in a language he understands.

Please let me know if you do it and what results you get.
Karen