Have you ever had a nice rooster?

[Puffy Fluffy Silkies]

My silkie roosters have always been pretty nice. I currently have two and their both very sweet and friendly.

 

[jmdes]

We have a nice white Rooster, a barn mix-mutt. His comb falls over his right eye, so we named him Elvis. I respect him, and never push him around or handle him.

I make sure any visitors (especially children), never chase or challenge him. In return, he is a perfect gentleman to humans. He has never been aggressive to me, or to others. He is VERY attentive to his 11 hens.

When he hears me coming outdoors, he normally jumps up onto a railing and crows to me. I think he is fond of me in his own way. I respect him, and he respects me. If he ever threatened me, or a child, I would put a swift and strong end to the behavior, and consider more final steps if necessary. I won't tolerate dangerous animals.

 

[Speedychicken27]

No, I know they can be but I have had 5 and they all got mean

 

[Minichick123]

I had a lovely roo, Tony (Antonio because he was just sooo handsome). Couldn' t touch him, but he was never aggressive towards me. He would come when called, and he always stayed with the hens when they were out foraging. In winter I liked to give them warm treats of cooked pasta, and he would deliver noodles to the hens who were lower in the pecking order. I respected his space and he was always a gentleman

 

[Unexpected chicken lover]

I have one asshole rooster...care to guess which one? And one that cimes in the house n chills lol the others are inbetween

 

[Minichick123]

I had a lovely roo, Tony (Antonio because he was just sooo handsome). Couldn' t touch him, but he was never aggressive towards me. He would come when called, and he always stayed with the hens when they were out foraging. In winter I liked to give them warm treats of cooked pasta, and he would deliver noodles to the hens who were lower in the pecking order. I respected his space and he was always a gentleman

 

[TheTwoRoos]

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[2 many chickens]

No. Have two who are jerks. One more so than the other.
Not people friendly. Likes to pull feathers out of the hens. They don't like them very much either.

 

[cloverwoman]

We had a HUGE Dominique who was exceedingly docile. Even with his 4inch spurs, we could pick him up any time. If he could have purred, he would have. We also have had a Brahma and some dark colored Asian thing who were easy. We had one Dominique who was skittish but not mean. There' a neighborhood feral rooster we would like to catch...not aggressive, just not catchable. We've never had a downright mean rooster, but if we did, there's always the InstantPot.

 

[cloverwoman]

My grandfather had Rhode Island Reds and only one memorably mean one. My grandmother got him. He was much nicer in the soup bowl.