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chickenchatten he is a Birchen Cochin Bantam
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the neck feather grabbing is normal. at least with most roosters ive seen.
Good to hear from you again.
Pulling of the neck feathers, so I hear and believe, is to let the girl know its time to move the tail feathers out of the way. It shouldnt pluck any feathers as the roo learns his strength but still wont look very nice. Dont worry unless feathers end up missing from necks or backs, that shouldn't be happening after he learns that too much pull = girl runs away.
Poor guy is at the very low end of the totem pole with the boys, you'll always have to watch him as the flock comes together because he will be used to having his way with the girls and the other roos will attack him and hard when they see him mating.
About the other rooster who is attacking family members:
I dont recommend that you push him as it will signal him to fight. Grab him and hold him hard, or hang him upside down by his feet. This way he will learn to be submissive near you because you mean business and will not hesitate to confine him. Pushing is just a challenge. Stand tall, corner him, grab and hold. What they learn early on is hard to change, so get him in a submissive position asap.