Handling cockerel?

[Three Little Bunnies]

Hi!

I am working on socializing a chick raised by a broody hen. It is the only one hatched and its mom appears to be getting tired of it.

The chick is around five or six weeks old and I have no idea what breed it is, but it has mostly white feathers. I'm pretty sure it's a cockerel because it has the same size comb and wattles as the three-month-old pullets.

Is it better to handle cockerels more or less in order for them to be friendly when they are full-grown? Any other tips for caring for cocks?

Thanks!

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

I've always treated them the same. Ive found that my roosters tend to be more tolerant of being held than a lot of my hens. Except the bantams. My sebright want nothing to do with people. Hen or roo