Brahma rooster Temperment?

[speckledhen]

I figured he may make for a better protector and is huge size would make it more avoidable to predators because that’s a lot to carry off and not get caught up with the dogs outside.

Well, not necessarily. Depends on the predator, really. A small gray fox may be reticent to take on a bird that size that seems ready to stand up to him, however, a bobcat wouldn't hesitate and neither would a roaming domestic dog or coyote. A friend had a 12 lb OrpingtonX rooster snatched from her front porch without a sound, not a feather dropped and we've decided that it had to be a bobcat to not alert all the other roosters on her property. Later, one was sighted nearby.

Basically, a rooster is there to be a sacrifice for his hens, to hold off a predator so they can get to safety, but most any rooster would be killed, no matter his size. That is their job. Some do it better than others, but most are willing. I only know one rooster who has had run-ins with coyotes, foxes, hawks, roaming dogs, etc, and lived to a ripe old age. Now, all he does is attack the goat at his retirement home, LOL. Not many Robo-Roosters like that around.

 

[Roo5]

I actually purchased larger birds this round for predator reasons,I either have a really heavy, big fluffy bird,or super flighty quick on its feet bird.We have a Fox (May have ran off)who lives around here for about a year now and was haunting our old flock catching birds and then they would manage to get away, however a few did get killed.Ive seen bobcats but never have had them be an issue,I think they avoid the area because of all the dogs,I honestly haven’t seen but a few and I live in Missouri.Coyotes most defiantly avoid the yard (I think they may trail through at night or early mornings sometimes),but they usually avoid the dogs.

 

[BreanneRN]

I had 4 light Brahmas from Cackle Hatchery and 3 Buff Brahmas from TSC (wanted 1 chick I saw there and had to buy 4, per their rules). All the light Brahmas were sweethearts, non-aggressive even with other roosters, some (Speckled Sussex) who were less than nice. They were not bad with the hens, but were good sized. They mostly bred the Easter Egger hens. Of the Buff Brahmas, 1 was not so nice, 1 was kind of average, and the one I kept was a big fluffy sweetheart that I named Dagwood. He became my free range rooster and watched over the EE hens, until an evil fox killed him. I was fond of him. But don't know if I will keep this breed around. Dagwood was too heavy to roost in the trees with the EE's, so wasn't safe to free range really. I still miss him, though. I believe that all the breeding for color that has been done over the years in all the breeds has made their breed disposition unreliable. All the light Brahmas were sweet, nice, roosters, the buffs (the more recent color) not all, but some. Don't have any Dark Brahmas, so I can't speak to those.

 

[Pekin747]

Bramhas are one of my favourite breeds and a breed I've kept for quite a long time and they r lovely birds to keep and r not aggressive if u handle them enough
As for mating I've never had any problems with them being more aggressive I do notice they hens become slightly more territorial of nests but it can be easily solved by adding in more nests
My hens lay most of the year but roosters r not aggressive is the answer ur looking for if handled enough

 

[Roo5]

This is good news.Ill always be prepared just in case,but for now sounds like I may not have to worry and these birds make a good flock