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Our only BO cockerel, last year, tried to be tough, until he moved in with the adult flock. Too funny! He ran to a bantam hen, who smacked him, then to another hen, who hit him harder. Then a rooster came over, and stared at him while he was retreating, and he behaved a lot better after that...

What a wacko bird! Roosters are individuals, for sure. Mary

I am paranoid about biosecurity, so never bring in outside birds, except for chicks from good hatcheries. Acquiring an adult rooster may get the bird of your dreams, but bringing in a bad disease won't be a good thing. Mary

Here we had very mixed results with Speckled Sussex; thought to raise them, years ago, and gave up over rooster temperament. The nice big boys were jerks, and the smaller than desirable boys were sweethearts. Out of over a dozen cockerels from different sources, it was a 50-50 split. Now we...

I raise straight run chicks in my mixed age flock, and the cockerels do get to learn politensee from the hens and roosters. It makes a difference, IMO. Any breed can have good or bad roosters, but it's true that some have more good guys than others. You need to decide if reproduction will be...