Oh yes. They know they are a pet and part of a family. Chickens recognize and remember up to 10 people. They can become tamed by their owners. Think of it as sort of dealing with a 2 year old child.
Again, children in the home? No brainer.
pick a pet!! Rooster! Totally possible. A non aggressive breed.
My neighbors have a nice cute pet rooster for their 2 children. A little black silkie
That’s unfortunate because they are just being roosters! They are wired to be this way, just like a bull or a dog, but fortunately there are less aggressive breeds which should be the ONLY ones being selected for a suburban flock.
There are many people that want and need an aggressive rooster to...
Thats why you shouldn’t buy a car before driving it. Lol
The problem with mail order sight unseen.
Some people that sex them aren’t good at it, some breeds are harder to sex and some people have some land to sell you in Florida!
Lol
I get rid of my aggressive roosters well
I rehome them. It’s too risky taking them down to be sold as some bad lawbreakers buy them for cockfighting.
Again, people! If you plan on trying to have a pet rooster and I have had many!
Select a non aggressive breed and raise from chicks with lots of...
If you’re going to make a pet out of a rooster, select a breed that is known to have less aggressive roosters. I have the coolest pet rooster I raised from a chick. I love him to death.
Some breeds of chickens have more aggressive roosters than others. Again, this is a mistake of not researching the overwhelming variety of chickens available today. When I was a kid the choices were so standard and so limited but we live in an extremely globalized and spoiled world now where we...