CJarvis-That is interesting. I have only had experience with one truly human aggressive rooster, and that was a bantam black cochin. He was the meanest thing! You couldn't open the door without him flying at you and hitting you. We hatched a number of chicks out of him and all of his offspring are docile. Perhaps his was more behavioral than genetic. He had this tendency when we got him. Just ask Checoukan about that bird! Grumpy was his name. She kept him for me when we moved. My DH whacked that bird hard several times when it flew at him and knocked it unconscious SEVERAL times. He thought it was dead. My sister whacked him so hard once she broke his leg. She set it, splinted it, and he healed up to be just as mean as ever. He slowed down in his aggression as he got old, but he never was a friendly bird.
I guess the whole point in my rambling is that I had no idea they could pass this trait on. It makes sense, though. Breeds carry other personality and behavioral traits. Because of this I guess it would be a good idea not to use truly aggressive birds in a breeding program.
I guess the whole point in my rambling is that I had no idea they could pass this trait on. It makes sense, though. Breeds carry other personality and behavioral traits. Because of this I guess it would be a good idea not to use truly aggressive birds in a breeding program.