Our Biele Boy was roo#3 out of 3. He allowed the orps to be in charge. At 6 mo, he never crowed nor mated the hens but was the best hawk spotter. All 3 roos worked as a team to keep the hens safe. It was very cool to watch them jump into action.Here is a pic of some of my birds. Just curious how the roosters of this breed usually act. Right now my cockerel is almost always right by my feet. He has not tried anything but eith his size, i think he is a little intimadating to my young son. I slso have a niederheinner roo but he just kind of observes from farther away. Neither of them come up for pets or anything which is fine by me. Not sure if i should try to rehome any or not. What has your experience been anyone with boys who have acted aimilar? How did they turn out.
Personality: Our boy was not jump in my lap friendly but he did take treats from my hand & allowed us to pick him up w/o much fuss. Hi huge size alone deterred predators & fighting. He never had the desire to be top roo & allowed the other two to be in the spotlight. Sadly, he died (probably from the heat) at 6 mo. old.
His brother was sold to a friend. They used him as a flock roo. He had what sounded like a grumbly smoker's crow & did a great job protecting the hens. (However, he didn't fertilize the Biele eggs as well as the BSL eggs.) He was a perfect roo until age 1. All of a sudden he got a god complex & started attacking the kids, guests, dog & eventually the husband & wife. He became soup. I hear so many stories about how terrific these roos are, so I wonder about if they had another roo, would he have turned out differently.