Hi. He's a "Barnyard Mix". Not an official breed. It's what you get when you let nature just do it's thing. I lost my rooster to the road and was looking for another. I met a lady trying to re-home 5! I told her I could only take one, but we were both happy. Mr. Burt was hatched at her...
Amurr, I love your profile pic!! Is that your rooster? He looks a bit like my Mr. Burt. Wondering if you give him "mash" (water moistened feed). At the right consistency, you can form it into a ball in your hand for him to peck. Mine's not blind, but he loves his mash and I feed it to him...
my rooster is a typical rooster with other people. You're right, I am careful. I'm also diligent about consistently "putting him in his place". He, along with my hens are fenced in in an area about 40 feet by 90 feet. (about a fifth of an acre?) If I'm expecting company, he gets temporarily...
I also want to add that I have one acre in the country. Mr. Burt is my only rooster and together he and I take great care of 5 hens. They're all the same age at about 2 years old.
I seldom put my "2 cents worth" in, but on this topic, I must. I've always had a rooster and couldn't be any more in love with them. However, he can't be allowed to think he's the one in charge. First, you have to change your fear into a bit of anger that you're being controlled by a smaller...