A good rooster - good grief

[Mrs. K]

So I had a small hatch in late summer. Just a rooster chick and a pullet. I had had a wreck, fixed the problem, and bought some laying hens, just mutts. This rooster is a mutt. I have new chicks ordered. Had no intention of keeping him, but had not culled him yet.

3 weeks ago, I noticed how calm the hens were. When I let them out and about, he sticks with them. When I come down to the flock, he has his head up and notices me. He is aware of the surroundings. He does not crow at me, moves away from me, gives me respect. I am thinking, hmmm, he is turning into a nice rooster. I will call him Bye, because so far, he has the bye.

Today, I see him for the first time breed a hen. He is calm, quiet, well balanced, and really hardly disturbs a feather...FOR A COCKEREL. I nearly didn't even notice he was doing the deed. There was no squawking by the hen. I have not seen him dance, but today, he started to call the girls to eat. No tidbitting yet, but dang I kind of think he will. He is just a nice rooster.

So I am mostly posting this for those of you putting up with a terrible rooster. There are good roosters out there. I am now thinking, if this continues, I may keep him through the summer, because I would like him to raise up some of these high bred cockerels that I have ordered. I do believe a multi-generational flock raises up the best roosters.

I have not had a rooster like this since Captain, years ago.

Mrs K

 

[Chicks in VA]

keep him

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

So I had a small hatch in late summer. Just a rooster chick and a pullet. I had had a wreck, fixed the problem, and bought some laying hens, just mutts. This rooster is a mutt. I have new chicks ordered. Had no intention of keeping him, but had not culled him yet.

3 weeks ago, I noticed how calm the hens were. When I let them out and about, he sticks with them. When I come down to the flock, he has his head up and notices me. He is aware of the surroundings. He does not crow at me, moves away from me, gives me respect. I am thinking, hmmm, he is turning into a nice rooster. I will call him Bye, because so far, he has the bye.

Today, I see him for the first time breed a hen. He is calm, quiet, well balanced, and really hardly disturbs a feather...FOR A COCKEREL. I nearly didn't even notice he was doing the deed. There was no squawking by the hen. I have not seen him dance, but today, he started to call the girls to eat. No tidbitting yet, but dang I kind of think he will. He is just a nice rooster.

So I am mostly posting this for those of you putting up with a terrible rooster. There are good roosters out there. I am now thinking, if this continues, I may keep him through the summer, because I would like him to raise up some of these high bred cockerels that I have ordered. I do believe a multi-generational flock raises up the best roosters.

I have not had a rooster like this since Captain, years ago.

Mrs K

That's exciting and good to hear....what's he look like?

 

[MGG]

So I had a small hatch in late summer. Just a rooster chick and a pullet. I had had a wreck, fixed the problem, and bought some laying hens, just mutts. This rooster is a mutt. I have new chicks ordered. Had no intention of keeping him, but had not culled him yet.

3 weeks ago, I noticed how calm the hens were. When I let them out and about, he sticks with them. When I come down to the flock, he has his head up and notices me. He is aware of the surroundings. He does not crow at me, moves away from me, gives me respect. I am thinking, hmmm, he is turning into a nice rooster. I will call him Bye, because so far, he has the bye.

Today, I see him for the first time breed a hen. He is calm, quiet, well balanced, and really hardly disturbs a feather...FOR A COCKEREL. I nearly didn't even notice he was doing the deed. There was no squawking by the hen. I have not seen him dance, but today, he started to call the girls to eat. No tidbitting yet, but dang I kind of think he will. He is just a nice rooster.

So I am mostly posting this for those of you putting up with a terrible rooster. There are good roosters out there. I am now thinking, if this continues, I may keep him through the summer, because I would like him to raise up some of these high bred cockerels that I have ordered. I do believe a multi-generational flock raises up the best roosters.

I have not had a rooster like this since Captain, years ago.

Mrs K

I would take him if I didn't already have extras, lol. He sounds great. Do you have a pic of the sweet boy?

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I've kept a flock of about 50 birds over the past several years, and have only had one "bad" rooster. He was quite tasty, though . I suppose my little bantam rooster, "Little Sh!t" could be a bad rooster - he chases me when he can see me with that one good eye - but he provides so much entertainment I can't bear to cull him. He's also currently the most senior member of my flock. My four 'working' roosters are all good boys.

 

[Anime2lover]

So I had a small hatch in late summer. Just a rooster chick and a pullet. I had had a wreck, fixed the problem, and bought some laying hens, just mutts. This rooster is a mutt. I have new chicks ordered. Had no intention of keeping him, but had not culled him yet.

3 weeks ago, I noticed how calm the hens were. When I let them out and about, he sticks with them. When I come down to the flock, he has his head up and notices me. He is aware of the surroundings. He does not crow at me, moves away from me, gives me respect. I am thinking, hmmm, he is turning into a nice rooster. I will call him Bye, because so far, he has the bye.

Today, I see him for the first time breed a hen. He is calm, quiet, well balanced, and really hardly disturbs a feather...FOR A COCKEREL. I nearly didn't even notice he was doing the deed. There was no squawking by the hen. I have not seen him dance, but today, he started to call the girls to eat. No tidbitting yet, but dang I kind of think he will. He is just a nice rooster.

So I am mostly posting this for those of you putting up with a terrible rooster. There are good roosters out there. I am now thinking, if this continues, I may keep him through the summer, because I would like him to raise up some of these high bred cockerels that I have ordered. I do believe a multi-generational flock raises up the best roosters.

I have not had a rooster like this since Captain, years ago.

Mrs K

A good rooster can teach a youngsters how to become good roos to. Our older roo is great to. He's teaching his young protégé well so far to.

 

[Mrs. K]

Exactly, unless he changes I will keep him through the summer. And if he is still this nice, I will work to see if someone near by wants a good rooster. My point is, if you have never had a rooster, and are thinking that you do, you need to look for someone like me. Someone who has an extra rooster that is so nice, he got a bye.

 

[3KillerBs]

My point is, if you have never had a rooster, and are thinking that you do, you need to look for someone like me. Someone who has an extra rooster that is so nice, he got a bye.

I intend to replace Ludwig with a French Cuckoo Marans if the egg trade planned on later this spring works out and am already thinking of how to get him a pet home afterward because, like your Bye there, he started fertilizing eggs so smoothly that I have yet to ever see him mate despite him being 10 months old.

 

[Mrs. K]

I know just what you mean, that is the first time I saw him breed a hen, but this morning I started checking - I had looked a week ago...and sure enough bulls eyes. These kind of roosters are a pleasure in the flock.

 

[3KillerBs]

I know just what you mean, that is the first time I saw him breed a hen, but this morning I started checking - I had looked a week ago...and sure enough bulls eyes. These kind of roosters are a pleasure in the flock.

Ludwig was fertilizing eggs between 6 and 7 months -- well before Rameses was ready to mate.

I did, just ONCE, see him "hen-surfing" when, as a 7-month old, he was attempting to mate with the Brahma in my avatar who wouldn't even squat for me. When she really started running he got off and didn't pursue her.

(Someone is putting muddy footprints on her back within the last 2 weeks though so one of the boys has finally managed to impress her).