Well, no, not entirely. He was really clingy as a baby but got bratty later on. He never uses his spurs but he does bite and draws blood. I used to be terrified of him, but then I looked at it rationally and realized that every time he had bitten me, I had sort of deserved it--sitting too close to his girls when they were freeranging, or making sudden moves in the coop and scaring him. So I used one of those tutorials and tried to be alpha rooster with him--carried him around a lot, held him down in front of the girls, and whenever he makes a move at me I flap my arms against my chest. Now we have an understanding and avoid each other--when he sees me coming to the coop, he goes out into the run and stays out there. When he is in the coop, he'll let me pet him, as long as he's looking the other way at the time, so he can pretend not to notice. I think his improved behavior is partly my attitude, and partly his hormones mellowing out. (He's 6 now.)
Assuming my roo is typical of EEs, if you're willing to work with him, you can get along, but if you're limited on the number of roosters you can have he wouldn't be my first choice. On the plus side, he did used to be really good about herding the girls when they were freeranging, but he got lazy after a few years and didn't bother anymore.
