When I kill a chicken, I eat the chicken.
So I do not see it as pointless killing.
Many of the other people who talk about killing problem roosters are also people who eat the chickens they kill. And for all of us who are going to eat chicken, it is just common sense to start by eating the...
So you and I like different kinds of roosters. That's fine-- you raise the kind you like, and I'll raise the kind I like.
Since roughly half of all chickens are male, and you think many people should not keep roosters, what do you think should happen to all of them?
You think roosters are supposed to be aggressive?
I think roosters are supposed to mate with hens so the eggs are fertile and can produce chicks.
That is the ONLY thing a rooster is really needed for.
For protection, someone can build a safe pen, can use a properly trained dog, or the person...
I think you should consider making him into chicken soup (kill him & butcher him to eat.)
I have seen a few stories of cockerels or roosters that reformed, and many stories of ones that did not.
If you want to try keeping him, maybe you can use something like a wire dog kennel or a laundry...