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I'd thought so too, to begin with, but now I believe 2 years old is the beginning of true maturity for Galliformes in general, it's when they are finally in their prime, which I think lasts a fair while after that. Unless of course one is talking about Isabrowns which are dying of old age before...

lol @City farm I haven't seen that brand before. But we do export a lot of our best stuff to other countries with higher standards just to import inferior quality stuff in return. ;) Best wishes.

Done things like that, ignoring aggression never worked with mine.

Unusual to find a nasty Polish rooster, compared to many other breeds. They're a pet breed more or less, well, that and a show breed, an ornamental often sought out for children, so it's a shame he'll live to pass on his genes if he's a nasty one. Discredit to his breed. But at least you won't...

Machi I never personally found the holding and carrying around type methods a true success. Some people say it has been for them, but it never was for me, only culling worked permanently.

You're welcome ChooksinChoppers. As this thread shows, there are a lot of schools of thought about roosters, everyone's better off experimenting with what works for their chickens and situation. Obviously I'm keen on, and endorse, permanent methods that help better the whole breed or family...

Back when I was naive enough to not see the long term consequences of breeding aggressive animals, not realizing exactly how heritable it was, and still unsure about how much was nurture and how much was nature, I tried that method (distraction with food) --- among so many others... But...

You're welcome. :) That all sounds very much like my experiences too, mutts of all sorts are my preference due to my experiences. I can appreciate purebreds but mutts always seem to beat them hands down. Good luck with your current and future mutts! :D And the rest too of course. Best wishes.

Sounds great. :) Though I must say, I have almost exclusively mutts because of how many bad traits both psychological and physical I kept finding in purebred, breeder and hatchery stock, lol. Sounds like you chose wisely with your first little nuggets, the happiness and safety (or lack...

Good to get some more info shared. :) Thanks for the updates. It's a good point about intelligence, they're rarely as stupid as we tend to think they are. Some are definitely able to reconsider their behavior and change. I think the smartest adapt before ever needing any real training, some...

Without supplementary vitamins, obviously. ;) With no vitamins whatsoever, he'd be dead. Haha, I'm just nitpicking, I'm not serious... Best wishes with him, and please continue to let us know how it goes in future, if you're able and willing. There's always the exception to the rule; it's...

It's a good point, that animals requiring TLC are generally not breeder material, but there's a lot of grey areas there, especially because it can be very hard to determine why an animal is not coping on the same diet others are. I'm not actually disagreeing with you nor trying to 'shoot down'...

The tidbitting is good as long as he's genuine, but some roosters fake it or even do the threat tidbitting to girls too. No place in normal society for them. ;) Banties are quite tasty, too, I prefer them to large fowl.

It does look like a male, and it is hard to say for sure, but I would consider him on notice just in case. Sort of keeping an eye on him, more than 'one strike lost already'. It could be a symptom of a mental or physical issue (i.e. with the light behind you, perhaps he only saw your hand/arm...

Edit to clarify... I've seen a certain sort of distant relationship so many times, and seen the eventual roots of the founding structure of that mentality, that it's something I count upon to be a reliable warning sign because in my experience it is indeed a symptom of deeper psychological...

Good to hear, it's gruesome watching a hen die of an internally broken egg. It's far more common than people think for eggs to get smashed inside hens. I've got some cockerels now I've mentally marked as being on the cull list because of how they treat the hens. Unacceptable. In my experience...

Yes, it may indeed have triggered him, and for this very reason I culled out turkeys and chickens who trigger on random things like that. Who cares WHY he is attacking you, was my stance on it, the attack is unacceptable in itself. I cannot have all the children and visitors here abide by the...

Nice vs non-nice roosters are the same when it comes to hens, just as with humans --- some are nice to hens no matter what, some are nasty no matter what. Nasty animals, male or female, almost never turn nice, and nice ones never turn nasty (in my experience anyway, doubtless it's happened to...

Yes, aggression usually shows early. As for the signs, my first post in this thread if I recall correctly has the warning signs listed. As for whether you should rehome them just in case, generally I'd say it's entirely down to your discretion but if you feel unsure or a bit anti- the idea of...