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I don't think that chickens 'love' people, certainly not like dogs, and cats, and some horses do. Aside from that, roosters, stallions, bulls, boars, whatever, can be ruled by their hormones and genetics, and are not like females of the same species, often. And when their brains are smaller...

And you are all getting experience this year! Observing early signs of difficult behaviors to come, and making decisions about what sort of individuals you want to keep, and feed, and interact with. Mary

Some breeds tend to have more 'difficult' roosters than others, although all are individuals. Try raising some new cockerels next spring, and hopefully there will be at least one 'keeper' in the group. I think that cockerels raised in a mixed age flock have a better chance to behave, having had...

Some birds just seem to want to be dinner... Mary

It's hard, but the right decision, and life will be much better without him. Your other chickens will thank you too! Mary

@Beekissed , @BantyChooks , and @Shadrach all have good articles concerning roosters, worth reading. Shad's flock management is a lot different than what most of us have here, but good insights there. Mary

Sadly, as satisfying as that was at the time, it won't fix his behavior for long. And these jerks will challenge every human they meet! Idiots attacking the giants who bring food, not good. Maybe your other cockerel will turn out better. It's just too soon to know for sure. Eliminate this...

Human aggression is in part genetic, with some input from management sometimes. The 'we made him wonderful' threads include every possible management style, and every possible outcome. I used to try, and have totally given it up. Only polite cockerels and roosters have nice lives here! Mary

There are many threads here concerning 'reforming' human aggressive cockerels and roosters. In my experience, nothing really succeeds, except very rarely. And there's a saying I first heard here; "Nasty roosters taste best"! Mary