Best Rooster, Worst Rooster

[BlackPanther]

My best rooster is some type of mixed-breed --- I'm just guessing he's a red sexlink/brown leghorn mix, from his looks and his sons, --- and he is the sweetest boy possible--until you bring out the chicken spray bottle.

Then he goes insane. My mother used to spray him with it, so I guess he has bad memories even though we love each other and he knows I wouldn't hurt him and he's never hurt me, even though he knows he could, any time he wanted. He's got... I think it's three-inch spurs? And he's huge. But he's incredible. Old man's earned his retirement.



That's his daughter I'm holding ^

The worst roosters I've come across have been my mother's, (he's evil, he tries to spur you in the face if you go to catch him,) he's one of the not-often-occuring sons of my rooster who comes up with a bad disposition; and a buff Orpington who was such an incredible sissy that the hens would beat him around.

 

[Rowdie]

Growing up I had a RIR that would attack strangers in the pen on sight. Pen was pretty large, figure just shy of an acre. If I provoked him he'd attack. Just crow a little bit is all it'd take. I didn't consider him a problem. He was replaced by a a grey rooster. Not sure of breed, likely a cross between that RIR and some other breed. He was evil and attacked everything on sight.

The only other rooster of any note was a Barred Rock that was pretty friendly. That had something to do with Crazy Chicken Lady that tended the flock at the time.

Now I just have hens, wife says no rooster. I still have my foot in the door. Saw an incredible rooster at the fair, really made me consider getting one.

 

[AmyLM]

worst... black cochin bantam. OMG that little basketball shaped twirp could peck HARD. He attacked my husband and I to the point we couldn't go into the coop to get eggs with out grabbing him and either holding him away from us or as my husband would do... kick him away and run for cover. Never seen hubby afraid of something so small before. LOL
Needless to say.. Rudy the Rooster didnt stay long.

 

[Kylling]

The worst rooster I've ever owned were actually two roosters. They were both white Leghorns, big boys, named Leprechaun and Smoke. At first we'd thought they were meat birds(well, they were supposed to be, anyway), so we never planned on keeping them. They were terrible, mean, crowed every hour of the day, regardless whether or not it was dark or bright outside. They rushed people, attacked them, and were just overall cruel. I'm not sure whether or not it was just their hormones, since they were in their adolescent stage, but it got to a point where we couldn't keep them.

The best rooster I've ever had the pleasure of knowing is an old gentleman we call Jordan. He's big, yes, granted, but nice to all of our ladies, crows only when he needs to, and that's to assert his dominance over the others. He has never attacked anyone, and is very gentle to all of the hens. He's everything and more that I'd want in a rooster. Even my parents, people who are definitely anti-rooster, refuse to get rid of him. He's the big roo in my profile picture.

I liked reading all of your own stories. Sounds like some nasty roosters you've got there, along with some very gentle beasts. X3