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Genetics are a big part of the story, but not every bird having the same parents will behave the same way. It pays to only breed roosters who aren't human aggressive, to make it more likely that their offspring will be polite. Then there's the maternal influence, which is much harder or impossible to evaluate!
I wouldn't breed a hen who's a total jerk ever, but of the 'normal' hens, who's carrying nasty genetic tendencies toward human aggression in her sons?
Anyone have any thoughts on this???
For someone with a large flock and many breeding opportunities, it would be interesting as a project. As if there aren't enough projects already!
Mary
 
Aleelupton said:
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 :)
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Aseels roosters have the best temperament towards human. They will jump on your lap and will follow you around the yard. They love being pet and they are great with kids too. Don't keep Aseel hens, they are extremely determined and protective moms and once they get broody they get nasty. But remember you can only keep one rooster.
 
I hatch out around 200 to 300 chicks every year. I do pick out the females and males I use for breeding. I had one young male that turned out to be a bad boy. He was in a bachelor pen and the other males were beating up on him so that may have affected him. I took him out and put him in with another one of my birds. He couldn't walk but with some TLC he got better. When he was walking well he decided to start jumping my hubby and I. I sold him to a fellow that wanted a male of his breed, a Rhode Island White. I told the fellow about him but he took him.
Buddy with Gladys.
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Many people say that agressive behaviour depends on the individual bird and maybe it does. I keep 24 or 25 breeds of chicken (one of them is not recognised by the APA) and I have countless dozens of mutts. Some roosters regardless of breeds were very friendly, some were nice, some were indifferent, some were mean and some were outright nasty. But still I have yet to see a RIR roo that is not a meanie and an Aseel that is not friendly.
 
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I have a black Austrolorp that is almost 7. He is really not a gentle giant but he does watch over his hens. He has attacked me several times and I now carry a stick or broom with me if I feel threatened. When young children are around he is kept in the run.
 
Kabootar said:
Many people say that agressive behaviour depends on the individual bird and maybe it does. I keep 24 or 25 breeds of chicken (one of them is not recognised by the APA) and I have countless dozens of mutts. Some roosters regardless of breeds were very friendly, some were nice, some were indifferent, some were mean and some were outright nasty. But still I have yet to see a RIR roo that is not a meanie and an Aseel that is not friendly.
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Aseels have been bred for thousands of years for close human interaction. Rhode Island reds have been bred for just over a hundred years to be red, lay eggs, and get big. Nothing better than an aseel rooster, like having a feathered dog. I take mine for rides.
 

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