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:goodpost: Keeping male birds is a highly controversial topic, and many people have had dead opposite results with same approach. Kinda like asking what the best way to cook a chicken is---ask two chicken keepers, you get three different answers!

I currently have a friend with a young girl and a flock of EEs that she adores. The cockerel is getting disrespectful and she is "hugging him more to try and make him nice". :oops: I am trying to find a nice way to say that they are about to have their hearts broken. Doesn't make it easier that...

True, that. I have seen many that have their roosters go bad by the simple fact they are handling them entirely incorrectly. I feel bad for the birds and the owners.

Too cute!

Good point, I forgot to mention that. Roosters give a lot of warning (usually) before they attack.

See, that's what I don't want. My roosters must be good with people in general, hence the strict training from sexual maturity. I have small children that are right at the perfect level for a rooster's spurs to do some serious damage.

Also, cockerels might as well be an entirely different animal from cocks. I don't think a bird is mature until two years of age. I currently have a flock leader that I trust as much as one can a bird with high testosterone levels. He is allowed to walk close to me and poke around by my boots. He...

It definitely depends on the bird. I spent months trying to rehabilitate my aggressive Sultan with frequent handling. It only made it worse, and I ended up having to sell him for slaughter. He was a real pet as a young bird. :( I then changed my management issues and have had few issues since.

:hugs Sorry. I have never had luck with "taming and hugging" my roosters. They went bad at a bit over a year old. They're testosterone fueled and therefore unpredictable just like any other male animal. For future reference... keep them about 5' away from you at all times, shoo them away if...