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  1. Shadrach

    When will I know if he is a good one?

    That is pretty much how the cocky roosters here learn how to behave. I've had a few outright pain in the arse rooster and eventually they pick on the wrong rooster on the wrong day and they get beaten. I've had people say 'how could you let them fight' but it's a lot better all round if they get...
  2. Shadrach

    When will I know if he is a good one?

    The easiest solution is outlined by @WVduckchick and that is to have separate groups. This isn’t practical for many but I keep small tribes in separate coops and each tribe has at least one rooster and often a rooster and a cockerel. If something happens to the senior rooster the next one in...
  3. Shadrach

    When will I know if he is a good one?

    Absolutely! I have so few problems because I have closed tribes. The senior hen teaches the cockerel manners and the senior rooster teaches it respect. I’m completely flabbergasted when I read that people kill their senior hens because they don’t lay eggs often enough. Flocks, tribes, call them...
  4. Shadrach

    When will I know if he is a good one?

    A point you make regarding the diposability of roosters is one that I see so often. I'm pleased to read you may think differently. I'm not a believer in the good rooster/bad rooster division. I beleive many that get killed for their behaviour could be rescued. Many people just don't have the...
  5. Shadrach

    When will I know if he is a good one?

    Ime there is no 'safe' age. There is a world of difference between domesticated and tame. I've had roosters that were well behaved in one set of circumstances but downright dangerous in others. If you provoke, mistreat, misunderstand, or mishandle any creature you risk an aggressive response...
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