- Mar 15, 2013
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Hey there!
I'm pretty new to chickens, and right now have more roosters than I'd like (I only want one). My chicks are only six weeks old, but I'm pretty sure of which are hens and which are roosters. Anyhow, I'd like your general good rooster, non-aggressive to people (though he doesn't have to be generally cuddly) he can keep his distance and I won't mind, as long he is good to the hens.
I know that my chicken's personalities will change when their hormones hit, but generally, from your experience, what kind of behavior do you look for in chick's to determine whether or not they will be good roosters or not? From what I've read, you don't want a chick that's overly-friendly, but you don't want one that you can't catch. I think I have a good match, if those are some good guidelines.
He's definately not the cuddliest chicken. He'll wander up to me in the coop and let me pet him before he clucks away. He's very easy to catch and also calm when you pick him up, he doesn't struggle at all, I don't really handle him every day either, probably around every other. Anyway, I think he'd be a better choice than my one roo who is the hardest little thing to snatch and then wriggles and wriggles until you put him down, and another will not stay away. He's an awfully sweet little guy but I'm worried that his personality will change as he ages.
Thank you for your input! Here's a picture of the rooster who I'm leaning towards.
I'm pretty new to chickens, and right now have more roosters than I'd like (I only want one). My chicks are only six weeks old, but I'm pretty sure of which are hens and which are roosters. Anyhow, I'd like your general good rooster, non-aggressive to people (though he doesn't have to be generally cuddly) he can keep his distance and I won't mind, as long he is good to the hens.
I know that my chicken's personalities will change when their hormones hit, but generally, from your experience, what kind of behavior do you look for in chick's to determine whether or not they will be good roosters or not? From what I've read, you don't want a chick that's overly-friendly, but you don't want one that you can't catch. I think I have a good match, if those are some good guidelines.
He's definately not the cuddliest chicken. He'll wander up to me in the coop and let me pet him before he clucks away. He's very easy to catch and also calm when you pick him up, he doesn't struggle at all, I don't really handle him every day either, probably around every other. Anyway, I think he'd be a better choice than my one roo who is the hardest little thing to snatch and then wriggles and wriggles until you put him down, and another will not stay away. He's an awfully sweet little guy but I'm worried that his personality will change as he ages.
Thank you for your input! Here's a picture of the rooster who I'm leaning towards.