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That's very interesting about your B.Aus.Orp... I had one crossbred male who arrived with some crossbred B.Aus.Orp hens, probably his sisters, but anyway they were supposed to all be hens for laying purposes and I was new to chooks then so let them all grow out together. He took a real fancy to...

Thanks, glad it's useful to you, but of course it's not complete, there's always much more variation and always exceptions to the rule. Still, can't go writing a whole novel here about it, LOL! Good luck with your new rooster, sounds like you've already got a good idea of how unreliable things...

You could work on taming him and gaining his trust. There's lots of methods on this forum for that. Talking to him, making eye contact in a friendly manner, getting him to sit on your lap until he's calm and able to sit there unrestrained, then making sure you repeat the exercise if he leaps...

For the best guesstimate of that, you'd need to know the last few generations of his family. Knowing the breeder can work just as well, if they keep aggressive birds you're playing the lotto when you buy from them. If any of the previous generations of his family, male or female, were known for...