How about this one?

[Rhodebar Lover]

He looks like a cockerel!

 

[ChickenLover200]

I have a couple of aggressive partridge rock roosters. They are nice to me, but ge a bit rough with the hens and the males in my family. There was one timethat one of them tried to attack me and i corrected him right off the bat. Don't show fear either... My dad and brother act scared to death of him and he attacks them. I am able to pick both roosters up and hold them.

My boy Wings (barred rock) is the best rooster EVER. He is only sometimes rough with the girls, but he is sort of my pet. The best thing to do is handle him as a chick as much as possible. I held Wings for long periods of time severaltimes throughout the day and he turned out amazing. Good luck!

 

[new2dotties]

New to Dottie's but not chickens! Thank you or all the advice though.... Truly my biggest concern now is how do I pick WHICH COLOR I WANT!!! I wasn't supposed to have a silver roo. Just a gold laced roo. Both are beautiful! Which Is why I didn't want the decision in the first place. What is your preference? Silver or gold? As long as the attitude is right it's going to be hard to pick... I won't keep anyone who is too aggressive though.

 

[junebuggena]

Pick based on temperament, when they are a bit older, not by color.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree

 

[new2dotties]

My handsome man! I can't get enough of him! So far he has a good temperament, he seems kind to his ladies at the moment, not as pushy as one of my other Roos. He is a little skittish/hard to catch, but will sit on my hand and be touched calmly.

 

[junebuggena]

Chick temperament is very, very different from maturing cockerel temperament or even adult rooster temperament.
At this point, he is just a baby and doesn't even understand that there is such a thing as male/female yet.
Once those hormones start flowing, things will change.
Skittish is good, in my opinion. Cockerels that don't move out of your way tend to grow up to be aggressive.

 

[ChickenLover200]

Chick temperament is very, very different from maturing cockerel temperament or even adult rooster temperament.
At this point, he is just a baby and doesn't even understand that there is such a thing as male/female yet.
Once those hormones start flowing, things will change.
Skittish is good, in my opinion. Cockerels that don't move out of your way tend to grow up to be aggressive.

Mine was friendly as a baby andstill is.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

Chick temperament is very, very different from maturing cockerel temperament or even adult rooster temperament.
At this point, he is just a baby and doesn't even understand that there is such a thing as male/female yet.
Once those hormones start flowing, things will change.
Skittish is good, in my opinion. Cockerels that don't move out of your way tend to grow up to be aggressive.

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This has been my experience as well. When choosing between my Barnies, I chose the more "skittish" male as he would move out of my way over his brother who would turn and try to flog me with his tiny little wings...through the years, I have seen a lot of snotty little roosters who just became more and more snotty as they grew...so I agree, chick temperament can indicate general temperament but things can change when those hormones hit.

Most roos are more outgoing as chicks. Watch them. If you have a snotty chick now, he'll likely just get more snotty. Timid ones can become more aggressive with hormones, but at least they get long enough life around here for me to figure out what they'll be like when they are older. At teen-hood, I assessed again. It took awhile, but I chose from those with the best temperaments the one with the best conformation and genes for my goals (egg color, feather color, etc).

I went through a number of little roos before I finally kept the one I wanted to breed forward...and he is proving to be a wonderful bird indeed.

LofMc

 

[Lady of McCamley]

As to color...if he is just to look at, pick whichever color you like.

If however, you want to have some fun with barnyard mixes...play around with the genetic calculator to see what his progeny will look like.

I chose a Double Laced Barnevelder because he brings to the genetic pool characteristics which will give me red laced hens, blue laced hens, and some cool black partridge hens, as well as an array of brown egg colors and olive egg colors when placed over my stock of hens.

I'll link that below:

http://www.breedbook.org/?action=geneticscalculator&tab=CHICKEN

Run through gold laced vs. silver laced over your hens and see what happens

If you keep the gold laced, you can get black sex links if you mate with a cuckoo/barred hen. Another plus. (I got some nice BSL's from my Barnie roo and Cal Grey hens).

LofMc