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Do they change when puberty hits?

No, not weird at all. Thank you for caring so much about him. Hugs for you and for him. :hugs:hugs

Then it is time for him to go. For their sake and yours.

I'd heard Buff Orpingtons were sweet and docile... I got three out of three cockerels when I got straight run. Two were nasty and I culled them at 4 months. I still have the third, but he surely isn't sweet and docile. Any breed can have nice or nasty individuals. I'm working with my cockerel...

@Lbrown123, where are you located? There are a lot of "state" threads, so look to see if yours has one. There are a lot of nice roosters in need of homes, and maybe someone near you has one. Craigslist is another possibility. Good luck. Good guys are out there.

YES!!! He sees you as above him, so he's staying out of your space. :yesss:

None of my chickens are "lap chickens" (though I wish they were!), and my cockerel is good with the pullets. I have had to "explain" to him in chicken-speak that I am the boss a few times. He has come at my feet, head down, hackles raised several times. He darts in, jumps back, too fast for me...