Kicking the rooster is sometime very satisfying, but generally the least effective and not recommended method for managing this problem! Read those articles written by much more experienced chicken keepers...
Mary
Maybe, but most likely not.
Someone 'rehomed' this bird because he was behaving badly, I'd bet. Now you get to deal with him, and if he's your first cockerel, I'm sorry.
@Beekissed, @BantyChooks , and @Shadrach all have good articles about managing roosters, worth reading.
If you have...