Crowing hen/Rooster

I've never heard of culling. He hasn't been aggressive towards us in anyway. That I can tell. He is skiddish, and won't come up to us. What is culling? He is really only "mean" to the hens. But I'm not sure, now I'm feeling in way over my head. It isn't legal for us to have a rooster but we are keen on keeping him because we are sure non of our neighbors will report or say anything. He is still only about 9 weeks old. Will be 10 this Sunday. What is Culling?! If I haven't already asked in this post.
How do you make a rooster respect you?
 
To cull, in the way mentioned in the above posts means to kill.
He's only 10 weeks old, so you will have to wait a while longer to see if he will be an aggressive rooster or not.
Different people have different ways of dealing with roosters and some report success at reversing aggression.
I am raising backyard chickens for only 3 1-2 years, so I have limited experience w roosters. But I have more experience w other birds and mammals and no matter what I did to raise non - aggressive roosters, they turned out human aggressive. Genetics play a big role and the environment a bird is raised is very important as well.
A rooster has it wired in him to care and protect his flock. Sometimes, he may protect his flocks from the very humans who take care of him, resulting in aggression. Other roosters will not display aggression towards humans. Those are keepers.
IMO, aggressive roosters should not be rehomed but culled.
Good luck w your roo. I hope he turns out to be a very nice one.
 
Yeah I mean we are in there almost every night. The Isa Browns set on our feet, & laps. He really only chases them around. I've never noticed him pecking. But he's never showed any aggression towards us. What kind of signs should I keep a look out for? I'm assuming they will be obvious.
 
They might not be that obvious to the new chicken owner.
I would watch for signs like dropping a wing feather and doing what seems to be a "dance" in front of you and ruffling his hackle feathers while looking at you, for example. These are signs that he will charge. Now, sometimes he will ruffle his feathers for other reasons but upon observing your rooster, you will recognize " the look".
As for chasing the hens, he is still young and learning. From what you posted, there aren't older hens in your flock to teach him how to behave like a gentleman or an older rooster to put him in his place.
Observe him and as he gets older, say 4-5 months, you'll have a pretty good idea of who you're dealing with.
 
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My flock thanks you!
And Jeter in the background. Lol
 
It looks like a Ameruauna Rooster to me. If it crowed it probably is a rooster my Plymouth Barred Rock rooster is still finding his crow and he sounds like a deflated air bag.
Your might be finding his crow to and just got lucky and found it once.
 
Okay y'all I need help! Last night as I was rounding everyone up to go inside the coop my rooster, the one of discussion in this post, somewhat attacked one of my Isa Browns. She is the most social and will do anything to stay in the run so most the time my fiancé has to pick her up and put her in at night. Well my rooster lunged at her and she ran back out. When she finally when in on her own they had a stare down then he grabs her by the neck with his mouth and drags her to the back of the coop and she starts making the worst noise I've ever heard in my life. Did I mention this particular hen is my favorite, my Pepe girl, I read that it could possibly be early mating? Is there anything other than separating them I can do?
Thank you. Pepe thanks you too.
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