Best Rooster Breeds

[heatherbeast]

I am absolutely batty over my Bielefelder roo. He is BIG, but chill, and it appears that they were bred to be docile. He is currently supervising a flock of 7 laying hens. The smaller girls (Fayoumi and Leghorn) gripe when he mounts them, but it's alway consentual, and the Leghorn -- pic below -- is ALWAYS trying to hit him up! He is great at tidbitting and snaps his head to the skies and growls when anything suspicious flies over while they are free-ranging. He puts up with my random grabbing and cuddles.

 

[Tonyroo]

Another option could be a Swedish flower rooster. My own and his sons were friendly even during there hormone stage. There not big as a brahma but do tend there flock well.

 

[Let There Be Light]

Another option could be a Swedish flower rooster. My own and his sons were friendly even during there hormone stage. There not big as a brahma but do tend there flock well.

Ha ha, my mom's from Sweden! She would love that!

 

[Let There Be Light]

Variety is fun! Yeah, handling roos too much can make them not respect you, 'familiarity breeds contempt' and to paraphrase sourland, "treat your hens like pets and your roos like chickens"

I will definetly keep that in mind. I had to teach my Barred roo to respect me by fear. My other bantam rooster probably didn't get as much attention the first few weeks of buying him, and now he is soooo sweet!

 

[Let There Be Light]

I am absolutely batty over my Bielefelder roo. He is BIG, but chill, and it appears that they were bred to be docile. He is currently supervising a flock of 7 laying hens. The smaller girls (Fayoumi and Leghorn) gripe when he mounts them, but it's alway consentual, and the Leghorn -- pic below -- is ALWAYS trying to hit him up! He is great at tidbitting and snaps his head to the skies and growls when anything suspicious flies over while they are free-ranging. He puts up with my random grabbing and cuddles.
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That sounds like an AWESOME rooster! He's so handsome, too!

 

[heatherbeast]

That sounds like an AWESOME rooster! He's so handsome, too!

Definitely chill. He is the unoffical mascot of the local PetSmart.

 

[sdm111]

 

[heatherbeast]

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Hotttttttttttttt

 

[Let There Be Light]

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Purty!

 

[McChooky]

Variety is fun! Yeah, handling roos too much can make them not respect you, 'familiarity breeds contempt' and to paraphrase sourland, "treat your hens like pets and your roos like chickens"

My dad taught us not to pick up, hold ,carry or try to make pets out of the chickens. The only time it was ever allowed was if one got injured or was sick. He never dominated the roosters, never held them down or hit them . We learned to give the chickens space and the roosters never had to get protective so no one got flogged. A win win for everyone !