At what age do roosters “settle down”?

[Tonyroo]

If he's separated now, you can put him back in the summer when temperatures are higher. The warmer weather will slow him down. Since chicken temperature is about 102F.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I frequently place my 11 month old cockerel in the "time out tractor" for the day when he is being overzealous. He gets to hang out there during the day in view of his girls and goes back in with them when it is dark. I do this as needed.

 

[carlaashdown]

If he's separated now, you can put him back in the summer when temperatures are higher. The warmer weather will slow him down. Since chicken temperature is about 102F.

It’s in the upper 80s here already and very humid (we are on the SE Georgia coast) Summer temps are over 100.
Does that make a difference?

 

[carlaashdown]

I frequently place my 11 month old cockerel in the "time out tractor" for the day when he is being overzealous. He gets to hang out there during the day in view of his girls and goes back in with them when it is dark. I do this as needed.

How does he act when he returns to the girls?

 

[Tonyroo]

He just needs to get older, his hormones won't be as active. I see that with my 2 1/2 year old rooster.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

How does he act when he returns to the girls?

He mates the ones who let him, leaves the others alone for the most part. If yours is injuring your girls, then he may need to be rehomed. When my cockerel had his first hormone surge at around 4-5 months of age, he needed to be separated for about 6 weeks before he got to be back with the flock.

 

[Tonyroo]

It’s in the upper 80s here already and very humid (we are on the SE Georgia coast) Summer temps are over 100.
Does that make a difference?

Temperature does influence there priorities and being less active is one of them.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Also, if I can find someone locally to take him, I’ll get rid of him. We’re actively looking. I love him and he’s gorgeous, but I don’t want him hurting my girls. Some of mine are smaller breeds. Much smaller than him.

Size disparities generally aren't an issue - the hen squats, which distributes his weight on her across the ground, greatly reducing the potential for injury.

I'm here int he FL Panhandle, basically as wet, and maybe a bit hotter than you. Its been an "active" breeding season around here. I keep some older hens around, in part, to train young males how to behave. As @Tonyroo says, they tend to mellow with age, but I don't keep roosters long, so I have to look for other methods than the passage of time.

Unsure what your goals are, but some Roos are just butt-heads. If you need a Roo, by all means start looking for a replacement, and keep looking to rehome this one - even if its to freezer camp or the stock pot [my solutions].

 

[carlaashdown]

Size disparities generally aren't an issue - the hen squats, which distributes his weight on her across the ground, greatly reducing the potential for injury.

I'm here int he FL Panhandle, basically as wet, and maybe a bit hotter than you. Its been an "active" breeding season around here. I keep some older hens around, in part, to train young males how to behave. As @Tonyroo says, they tend to mellow with age, but I don't keep roosters long, so I have to look for other methods than the passage of time.

Unsure what your goals are, but some Roos are just butt-heads. If you need a Roo, by all means start looking for a replacement, and keep looking to rehome this one - even if its to freezer camp or the stock pot [my solutions].

We don’t necessarily need a rooster. I kept him because I’d raised him from a baby chick. We don’t free range and only have chickens for eggs and pets.
We don’t plan on breeding or anything large scale. Although, I’d like to have a hen or two hatch chicks, but just for enjoyment, not necessity.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

We don’t necessarily need a rooster. I kept him because I’d raised him from a baby chick. We don’t free range and only have chickens for eggs and pets.
We don’t plan on breeding or anything large scale. Although, I’d like to have a hen or two hatch chicks, but just for enjoyment, not necessity.

Then re-home and move on. Hens hatching chicks is more stress than I can deal with - I incubate. None of my broodies has every successfully hatched a clutch of eggs. Typically, two weeks in or so, they get bored and abandon the nest - at a cost of 20 eggs or more. I find it Frustrating.