Aggressive Rooster - Best Rooster Breed

[ChickenCanoe]

If looking for egg color and if the cockerels are from the same cross, it is a tossup. One would have to keep both cockerels till their offspring began laying eggs so they can determine who carries the best genes for that purpose.

 

[Trimurtisan]

I have two more roosters, Greybeard and Bill that are Ameraucana/Welsummer crosses. They have beards and muffs, are pretty sweet and I need to get rid of one, come choose!

This is Bill

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This is Greybeard, rather obvious why he got that name!!

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Come get at least one!

You've got some hansom fellas. Making me want to go to CA myself.

 

[Jacqui66]

Oh wow, you are going to get answers all over the board on this one.
People are going to tell you about their experience with a single friendly rooster they own like Orpington or Silkie.
IMO, breeds that are aloof and skittish are non-human aggressive and friendly breeds will attack because they have no fear of you.
I've had over 30 breeds of chickens and have been attacked by a handful of roosters till I verified that they taste just like chicken.
I now only raise black Penedesencas. After about 100 or so of these roosters, not one has ever indicated an inclination to attack me. They are also very protective from predators. I even witnessed one dropping a hawk out of the air.
Some have met their demise by giving themselves up to save the flock being taken by coyotes and Siberian Huskies.
Here's what they look like.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-penedesenca-hatching-eggs.1235753/#post-19829873

Good afternoon, CC. I’m very interested in purchasing some hens and a rooster or two from you. Preferably chicks, but I’d take pullets if that worked better. I’m in Oroville, CA, so I’m not sure if it’s feasible. Let me know.

Thanks,
Jacqui Myers

 

[Peppercorngal]

You've got some hansom fellas. Making me want to go to CA myself.

C'mon!!!

 

[Peppercorngal]

Good afternoon, CC. I’m very interested in purchasing some hens and a rooster or two from you. Preferably chicks, but I’d take pullets if that worked better. I’m in Oroville, CA, so I’m not sure if it’s feasible. Let me know.

Thanks,
Jacqui Myers

Howdy Jacqui! I know you were talking to CC, but I am also in Oroville. I have at least 2 roosters I'd like to rehome. Both well behaved with the girls (hens) and humans. If you are interested you can message me and I'll give you my phone number. I'm in the hills overlooking Lake Oroville, close to Feather Falls. I can also sell you eggs to hatch in an incubator if you have one. . . . .

 

[Trimurtisan]

C'mon!!!

That's not fair! Though the wife has been saying she'd like to take a vacation. I'll start working on her now!

 

[Reubenschickens]

I currently have a 14 month old Olive Egger rooster (Blue Ameraucana × Black Copper Marans) that is extremely aggressive towards humans. He is great with the hens and is very attentive and always alerts them to food, predators, and when it's time for bed. However, we recently had 2 intruders and he did NOTHING. We had a neighbors Guniea visit our coop a few weeks ago and it pecked one of our hens a few times and the rooster didn't do anything about it. Yesterday we had a skunk in our coop because we left the doors open for them to free range and again the rooster did nothing. It seems that the rooster only protects the hens against us. My 3 year old niece loves the chickens and I would never forgive myself if the rooster attacked her. He's already scared away my mother in law and to be honest I hate him. We are considering getting rid of him and are wondering if there are specific breeds of rooster that are known for being great with the flock and docile towards people. Any advice and suggestions are appreciated

Coachins and silkies are usually pretty nice as roosters. I've had a coaching rooster and I have a silkie rooster now and both of them were very docile

 

[Reubenschickens]

Coachins and silkies are usually pretty nice as roosters. I've had a coaching rooster and I have a silkie rooster now and both of them were very docile

Coachin not coaching

 

[Folly's place]

Here I am in Michigan, not so far from Ohio, with some nice white Chantecler cockerels. And nearby, another breeder has Iowa Blues, and a friend has an unexpected Buckeye cockerel too. Lotsa choices!
Mary

 

[starri33]

Ugh it's so hard! I love him because I raised him and he is my first boy, but at the same time I hate him and he terrifies me and everyone else. I just can't seem to correct his behavior. I'm so sorry you were injured. That sounds terrible!

I currently have my first Roo residing in my freezer for the same reason, I had him for months and then all of a sudden he went off the deep end. I was getting ready to go out of town, had a friend who's 71 that would be house/pet sitting for me, there was no way I would allow her to be harmed, he attacked me about a week before we were due to leave, 3 days later he went to freezer camp.