Best breed choice for "friendly" rooster

[vortec]

I have heard some people say that with a rooster you can tell how hes going to be soon after sexual maturity. Others say that the older they get, the meaner they are due to longer exposure to testosterone. So, when exactly can you tell?

vortec

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

Everyone has their own personal favorite. Mine is a Giant Cochin. I have two and they are so gentle. Some people say orpingtons are gentle. Mine is a holy terror just as my australope is. My golden polish is gentle and does sound up a loud panic call to the hens but he doesn't have to really protect them as they are in a covered run so I don't know what would happen if a real predator came into the coop. I do know my DH's old rooster Roo nearly lost his life protecting his hens when we first got our chickens and didn't really have a well constructed coop, he is retired now with his only hen that is left but he protects her at all times. He is very calm and docile as well.

 

[banter]

My Russian Orloff is a teddy bear-this is also an endangered breed which lays well in winter.

 

[Fluffychicky]

How good are Thailand roosters, I heard they're a good breed for flock protection but can they be friendly and are they good in a large mixed flock?

 

[SillyChicky]

I went to a breeder to pick up a few hens, one of them being a Salmon Favorelle, SO pretty she was and there was a Favorelle roo in the coop with them. She offered to him for free and I declined, since my last rooster experience was with an insanely aggressive Barred Rock (tramautized!)... She did swear up and down they are really docile roosters, VERY pretty too... Not sure how they are with predators though.

I have two young Columbian Wyandotte roosters, they are completely passive, you'd think they were hens if it wasn't for all the comb and long tails. I've only seen one of them crow so far, but I'm thinking they keep quiet as not to make the alpha boy mad. They might be better roosters with their own flocks, but so far I'd see them as pretty pathetic with protection in mind lol.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

I am now in the market for a new rooster after mine atracked my child. If anyone still here, wondering if any new thoughts. Jersey giants have been recommended to me.

 

[Folly's place]

Some breeds will have a higher % of human aggressive cocks, but still, it can be an individual's little brain that makes the difference. Salmon Favorelles, Cochins, and Brahmas tend to be pleasant, while production reds, EEs, and New Hamps tend to be tough. I've had nice Australorps, Chanteclers, Ameraucanas, Speckled Sussex, and Jersey Giants. Also individuals that were jerks, and tasted great! I like to raise my own rather than getting an adult, so I watch them grow and make my picks gradually. Any human aggressive cockrel gets culled! Some cocks will become difficult the following spring, and they leave too. Mary

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Some breeds will have a higher % of human aggressive cocks, but still, it can be an individual's little brain that makes the difference.  Salmon Favorelles, Cochins, and Brahmas tend to be pleasant, while production reds, EEs, and New Hamps tend to be tough.  I've had nice Australorps, Chanteclers, Ameraucanas,  Speckled Sussex, and Jersey Giants.  Also individuals that were jerks, and tasted great!  I like to raise my own rather than getting an adult, so I watch them grow and make my picks gradually.  Any human aggressive cockrel gets culled!  Some cocks will become difficult the following spring, and they leave too.  Mary

He was just past a year old. When he started it was all bluff and i figured it was just him being immature. So i let it slide. But this last time was no bluff I am fairly certian DH killed him, if not we will work him soon. Was strongly looking at the jerseys. I wanted to start meat birds anyway.

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Some breeds will have a higher % of human aggressive cocks, but still, it can be an individual's little brain that makes the difference.  Salmon Favorelles, Cochins, and Brahmas tend to be pleasant, while production reds, EEs, and New Hamps tend to be tough.  I've had nice Australorps, Chanteclers, Ameraucanas,  Speckled Sussex, and Jersey Giants.  Also individuals that were jerks, and tasted great!  I like to raise my own rather than getting an adult, so I watch them grow and make my picks gradually.  Any human aggressive cockrel gets culled!  Some cocks will become difficult the following spring, and they leave too.  Mary

Thanks for the tips, especially the more aggressive ones. Helps whittle down the list.

 

[cupofJoelene]

Dominiques! Ours were the sweetest little lap chickens we've had so far! My Swedish Flower Hen roos were well-mannered, too. Not as cuddly, but they never showed any kind of aggression.