Do I have to have a rooster?

[BigBlueHen53]

Your situation is not uncimmon! And no, he probably will not mellow out. In fact he will probably get worse. It's hard to believe since he is "only a bird," but a rooster can do you some serious harm. He has spurs of course but also claws, beak and wings. And he can easily jump as high as your head. I am not trying to scare you, just make you aware. Nobody is going to fault you for not keeping him, or for not being "patient" with him. Please do not feel that you have to justify your decision here. Way too many of us have gone through exactly what you are going through, and it is our collective voices of experience that are telling you: there is no good reason to keep him.

 

[BDutch]

Almost everything has been said in the previous posts.
Just want to add a few things.

First congrats with your newborn.
Second, its a good decision to rehome this Silkie cockerel asap.
Third, is the fact that roosters and children are often a bad combination. Unfortunately your older daughter knows now and probably has learned how to act. If your baby becomes a toddler she/he better not have access to any rooster. Its no guarantee at all when a rooster acts okay with adults and grown ups , they will respect a smaller child too.

 

[Altairsky]

And maybe as he gets older he’ll mellow out.

Mine got worse and worse until one day, 2 years later, while I was bringing out the food for the chickens, he shove his 2 inches long spur all the way in, through my boot, into my thigh flesh, until he hit my leg bone. I had to toss my boots, my pants and my socks, and I'll have another permanent scar.
Don't wait for this to happen. I can't imagine the damage my rooster could have done to a kid.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I'll have another permanent scar

I also have a rooster scar. I was a teenager when I got it but it is a good reminder of how dangerous roosters can be, especially to children. My scar is on my butt Because that’s the kind of guy Charlie was—the kind that would flog you as soon as you turned your back. That’s just about the right height to get a kid in the eyes and not worth the risk. Nobody wants to lose an eye to a dirty spur.