Agreed. My males are far calmer than my females and don't even flinch when I pick them up or pet them. They do battle between themselves, but I can step in and carry one away even during that.
My older hen has been through 1 mating season, and has became almost as calm, I can pick her up and...
OM Goodness...the thought of 12 mateless females....:th
I've not had more than 6 goons at once, right now they're evenly split, w/3 females running around screaming "Come back come back!" All.Day.Long.-until they have mated.
The thought of 12 of them doing it year round....:barnie
Now, I don't...