Speckled Sussex Rooster-Southwest Missouri

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KP is a Speckled Sussex rooster about 13 months old. The picture is from when he was about 10 months. He's a handsome fellow and good with his girls.

His feathering seems to be pretty good for a hatchery bird. We were hoping to keep him to breed with our SS hen, but he has too much aggression toward humans to have him free-ranging here.

We don't like having to kick him to keep him polite, so we're hoping someone in the area would like to use him for breeding. Will deliver in the Springfield/Joplin area.

It's this or the stewpot, I'm afraid. Any takers?
 
Just a little to far
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Just wanted to pop in and say hello! I'm in SW MO also (Nevada).

Sorry; NO, I am not interested in another rooster ..... actually, I have about 30 of them to sell or process myself! Anyone interested ? LOL

Good luck with your auction!
 
His feathering is really good. Since I had a good close conversation with my Roscoe also a Red Speckled cockerel, who's daddy was from a hatchery in MO, and looks ALOT like your boy, and Roscoe USE to have that aggressive temperment. Roscoe has shaped up. Not sure IF it was the conversation, the sight of the stick I used, or the week and a half in the cockerel pen. But, now he no longer goes after me. Sorta avoids me. We now have a mutual understanding. And I like Roscoe's color. And your boy looks as good or better. Maybe you should reconsider lettin him go?
 
Thanks to you all who dropped by. We probably will end up keeping him a bit longer and are going to trim his spurs tonight. Maybe age will mellow him. Appreciate the compliments on his feathers.

Hi Kathy! I'm north of Miller.
 
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I'd seriously keep him. Many Red SS's are too mottled, your boy looks great. Just find a stick, squish him a bit with a few extra hard hugs right infront of his women and see how he does. I never hurt my boy, but he has learn the word RESPECT. With cockerels speak loudly and thwack with a hard stick.
 
Teach that boy to behave, he's too pretty to let go! If he ever shows any signs of aggression, or tries to exert his dominance over you, scoop him right up making sure to hold him securely underneath his body. Then grab hold of his neck and don't let go until he stops fighting you. Hold him until he is calm and if he starts squirming and making a fuss grab hold of his neck again, showing him that you are in complete control!

It probably would help to do this in front of your hens. I've only had to do this process a couple times and my rooster now is sweeter than pie.
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